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Tuna vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tuna and jellyfish different?

  • Tuna is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin D, while jellyfish is higher in iron.
  • Jellyfish covers your daily need for sodium, 419% more than tuna.
  • Jellyfish is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Jellyfish, dried, salted types were used 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.
Tuna
Tuna
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 1.2% 47% 35% 14% 12% 143% 7% 1.7% 590%
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 +2000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1565%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +156.4%
Contains more IronIron +146.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +225.6%
~equal in Zinc ~0.42mg

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.
Tuna
Tuna
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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% 7.3% 5.8% 30% 34% 32% 414% 20% 240% 294% 0.25% 1.5% 42%
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 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1240%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1270%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10935%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10280%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +11650%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna Jellyfish DV% diff.
Sodium 54mg 9690mg 419%
Vitamin B3 22.07mg 0.2mg 137%
Selenium 108.2µg 42.2µg 120%
Vitamin B12 2.35µg 0.02µg 97%
Vitamin B6 1.038mg 0.01mg 79%
Protein 29.15g 5.5g 47%
Phosphorus 333mg 20mg 45%
Iron 0.92mg 2.27mg 17%
Potassium 527mg 3mg 15%
Cholesterol 47mg 5mg 14%
Copper 0.043mg 0.14mg 11%
Magnesium 42mg 2mg 10%
Vitamin D 82IU 0IU 10%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.01mg 10%
Vitamin D 2µg 0µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.134mg 0.01mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Calories 130kcal 36kcal 5%
Choline 77.6mg 95mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.475g 2%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Fats 0.59g 1.4g 1%
Calcium 4mg 2mg 0%
Zinc 0.45mg 0.42mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Folate 2µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.02g N/A
Saturated fat 0.205g 0.273g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.138g 0.202g 0%
Tryptophan 0.313mg 0%
Threonine 1.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 2.27mg 0%
Lysine 2.565mg 0%
Methionine 0.827mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.091mg 0%
Valine 1.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.822mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.105g 0.25g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tuna
Tuna
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29% 69%
Protein: 29.15 g
Fats: 0.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.98 g
Other: 1.28 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 +430%
Contains more FatsFats +137.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1860.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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40% 27% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.138 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +171.4%

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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. Tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172006/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.