Jellyfish vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between jellyfish and lobster

Jellyfish is higher in iron, yet lobster is higher in copper, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
Jellyfish covers your daily sodium needs 400% more than lobster.
Jellyfish contains 8 times more iron than lobster. While jellyfish contains 2.27mg of iron, lobster contains only 0.29mg.
The amount of sodium in lobster is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Jellyfish, dried, salted and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat.

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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

Lobster

Contains more IronIron

+682.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+7566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1007.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+864.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+825%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73.2%

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

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+4900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+815%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1090%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+7050%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1000%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	9690mg	486mg	400%
Copper	0.14mg	1.55mg	157%
Vitamin B12	0.02µg	1.43µg	59%
Selenium	42.2µg	73.1µg	56%
Cholesterol	5mg	146mg	47%
Zinc	0.42mg	4.05mg	33%
Vitamin B5		1.667mg	33%
Protein	5.5g	19g	27%
Iron	2.27mg	0.29mg	25%
Phosphorus	20mg	185mg	24%
Magnesium	2mg	43mg	10%
Vitamin B3	0.2mg	1.83mg	10%
Calcium	2mg	96mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.01mg	0.119mg	8%
Potassium	3mg	230mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	1mg	7%
Calories	36kcal	89kcal	3%
Manganese		0.065mg	3%
Folate	1µg	11µg	3%
Choline	95mg	80.9mg	3%
Fats	1.4g	0.86g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.023mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.01mg	0.017mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.475g	0.34g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	278g	112g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	1 IU	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.013g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.273g	0.208g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.202g	0.253g	0%
Tryptophan		0.248mg	0%
Threonine		0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.832mg	0%
Leucine		1.376mg	0%
Lysine		1.426mg	0%
Methionine		0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.782mg	0%
Valine		0.852mg	0%
Histidine		0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.007g	0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.25g	0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A