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Snail vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between snail and jellyfish?

  • Snail is higher in magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin E, copper, vitamin B12, iron, and potassium, yet jellyfish is higher in selenium.
  • Jellyfish's daily need coverage for sodium is 418% more.
  • Snail has 250 times more vitamin E than jellyfish. While snail has 5mg of vitamin E, jellyfish has only 0.02mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in jellyfish is lower.

We used Mollusks, snail, raw and Jellyfish, dried, salted types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 179% 3% 34% 131% 133% 27% 117% 9.1% 0% 149%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.6% 0.26% 85% 47% 11% 8.6% 1264% 0% 230%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12633.3%
Contains more IronIron +54.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +185.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +138.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1260%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +54%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Snail
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 10% 100% 0% 2.5% 28% 26% 0% 30% 63% 0.25% 4.5% 35%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 2.5% 2.3% 3.8% 0% 2.3% 2.5% 0.25% 0.75% 52%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +24900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2400%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.01mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snail Jellyfish DV% diff.
Sodium 70mg 9690mg 418%
Magnesium 250mg 2mg 59%
Phosphorus 272mg 20mg 36%
Vitamin E 5mg 0.02mg 33%
Copper 0.4mg 0.14mg 29%
Selenium 27.4µg 42.2µg 27%
Protein 16.1g 5.5g 21%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0.02µg 20%
Cholesterol 50mg 5mg 15%
Iron 3.5mg 2.27mg 15%
Potassium 382mg 3mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.01mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.4mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.01mg 8%
Choline 65mg 95mg 5%
Zinc 1mg 0.42mg 5%
Calories 90kcal 36kcal 3%
Vitamin A 30µg 2µg 3%
Calcium 10mg 2mg 1%
Carbs 2g 0g 1%
Folate 6µg 1µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.252g 0.475g 1%
Fats 1.4g 1.4g 0%
Net carbs 2g 0g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.361g 0.273g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.259g 0.202g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.119g 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.25g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.099g 0.021g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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16% 2% 79%
Protein: 16.1 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 2 g
Water: 79.2 g
Other: 1.3 g
6% 68% 25%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68 g
Other: 25.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +192.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +16.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1830.8%
~equal in Fats ~1.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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41% 30% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.361 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.259 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.252 g
29% 21% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.273 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.202 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.475 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Snail - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167744/nutrients
  2. Jellyfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168129/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.