Scallops vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between scallops and jellyfish?

Scallops are higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and magnesium, yet jellyfish is higher in selenium, iron, and copper.
Jellyfish's daily need coverage for sodium is 392% more.
Scallops have 108 times more vitamin B12 than jellyfish. While scallops have 2.15µg of vitamin B12, jellyfish has only 0.02µg.
The amount of cholesterol in jellyfish is lower.

We used Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed and Jellyfish, dried, salted types 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.

Scallops

Jellyfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10366.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+269%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2030%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+291.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+324.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+94.5%

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.

Scallops

Jellyfish

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+438%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1020%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+10650%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1900%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	667mg	9690mg	392%
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	0.02µg	89%
Phosphorus	426mg	20mg	58%
Selenium	21.7µg	42.2µg	37%
Protein	20.54g	5.5g	30%
Iron	0.58mg	2.27mg	21%
Cholesterol	41mg	5mg	12%
Copper	0.033mg	0.14mg	12%
Zinc	1.55mg	0.42mg	10%
Potassium	314mg	3mg	9%
Magnesium	37mg	2mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.01mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg		7%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	0.2mg	5%
Folate	20µg	1µg	5%
Calories	111kcal	36kcal	4%
Choline	110.7mg	95mg	3%
Carbs	5.41g	0g	2%
Starch	3.69g		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	0.475g	2%
Fats	0.84g	1.4g	1%
Calcium	10mg	2mg	1%
Manganese	0.029mg		1%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.01mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	54kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	278g	N/A
Net carbs	5.41g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU	0 IU	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.01mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.218g	0.273g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	0.202g	0%
Tryptophan	0.173mg		0%
Threonine	0.629mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg		0%
Leucine	1.226mg		0%
Lysine	1.258mg		0%
Methionine	0.487mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg		0%
Valine	0.645mg		0%
Histidine	0.314mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g	0.25g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A