Lobster vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lobster and jellyfish

Lobster is higher in copper, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and magnesium, yet jellyfish is higher in iron.
Jellyfish covers your daily sodium needs 400% more than lobster.
Lobster contains 72 times more vitamin B12 than jellyfish. While lobster contains 1.43µg of vitamin B12, jellyfish contains only 0.02µg.
The amount of cholesterol in jellyfish is lower.

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

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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.

Lobster

Jellyfish

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 ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73.2%

Contains more IronIron

+682.8%

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.

Lobster

Jellyfish

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 B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1090%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+7050%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1000%

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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