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Crab meat vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between crab meat and jellyfish

  • Crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, protein, magnesium, and vitamin B6, yet jellyfish is richer in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab meat is 478% higher.
  • Crab meat contains 32 times more magnesium than jellyfish. Crab meat contains 63mg of magnesium, while jellyfish contains 2mg.
  • Jellyfish contains less cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Jellyfish, dried, salted.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
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 +3050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8633.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +744.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1714.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +198.7%
~equal in Selenium ~42.2µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 25% 0% 3% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0.67% 0.4% 2.5% 2.3% 3.8% 0% 2.3% 2.5% 0.25% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +430%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +570%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +57400%
Contains more FolateFolate +5000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Jellyfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0.02µg 478%
Sodium 1072mg 9690mg 375%
Copper 1.182mg 0.14mg 116%
Zinc 7.62mg 0.42mg 65%
Phosphorus 280mg 20mg 37%
Protein 19.35g 5.5g 28%
Iron 0.76mg 2.27mg 19%
Choline 95mg 17%
Cholesterol 53mg 5mg 16%
Magnesium 63mg 2mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.01mg 13%
Folate 51µg 1µg 13%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 0mg 8%
Potassium 262mg 3mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 0.2mg 7%
Calcium 59mg 2mg 6%
Selenium 40µg 42.2µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.01mg 4%
Calories 97kcal 36kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.01mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin A 9µg 2µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.133g 0.273g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 20g 15g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 50kcal 65kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 103g 278g N/A
Fats 1.54g 1.4g 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.202g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0.475g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.295g 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 (DHA) 0.118g 0.25g N/A
Omega-3 (DPA) 0.031g 0.021g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 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 +251.8%
Contains more WaterWater +14%
~equal in Fats ~1.4g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 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 -51.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.202g

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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. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/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.