Jellyfish vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jellyfish and crab different?

Jellyfish is richer in iron, while crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin E.
Jellyfish covers your daily need for sodium, 397% more than crab.
Jellyfish contains 5 times more iron than crab. Jellyfish contains 2.27mg of iron, while crab contains 0.5mg.
Crab is lower in sodium.

Jellyfish, dried, salted and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned 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.

Jellyfish

Crab

Contains more IronIron

+354%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+8533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+481.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+807.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1070%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.2%

~equal in Selenium ~42.9µg

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.

Jellyfish

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+100%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+9100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+830%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1273.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1460%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16550%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5000%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	9690mg	563mg	397%
Vitamin B12	0.02µg	3.33µg	138%
Copper	0.14mg	0.814mg	75%
Cholesterol	5mg	97mg	31%
Zinc	0.42mg	3.81mg	31%
Phosphorus	20mg	234mg	31%
Protein	5.5g	17.88g	25%
Iron	2.27mg	0.5mg	22%
Vitamin B5		0.997mg	20%
Vitamin B3	0.2mg	2.747mg	16%
Folate	1µg	51µg	13%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	1.84mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.01mg	0.156mg	11%
Calcium	2mg	91mg	9%
Magnesium	2mg	36mg	8%
Potassium	3mg	259mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.01mg	0.093mg	6%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Manganese		0.074mg	3%
Choline	95mg	80.9mg	3%
Calories	36kcal	83kcal	2%
Fats	1.4g	0.74g	1%
Selenium	42.2µg	42.9µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.023mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.475g	0.258g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	278g	120g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.273g	0.201g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.202g	0.129g	0%
Tryptophan		0.226mg	0%
Threonine		0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.776mg	0%
Leucine		1.307mg	0%
Lysine		1.386mg	0%
Methionine		0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.708mg	0%
Valine		0.806mg	0%
Histidine		0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.007g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.25g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A