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Jellyfish: calories and nutrition

Calories, nutrition facts and serving-size guidance for Jellyfish, centered on Jellyfish — dried, with salt. Preparation, salt, fortification, brand and serving variants remain supporting sections.
SELECTED FOOD STATEJellyfish, dried, salted
PER 100 G36kcal

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CPF

QUICK ANSWER

How many calories are in jellyfish?

Jellyfish provides 36 calories per 100 g in the selected USDA record for “Jellyfish, dried, salted.” The same weight contains 5.5 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate, 1.4 g fat and 0 g fibre. By calculated energy contribution, protein is the leading macronutrient in this record.

THE SOURCE NUMBERS

Jellyfish nutrition facts per 100 g

The five core values below come from USDA FoodData Central record 168129. They share the same 100 g edible-portion basis, so the calorie and macronutrient figures remain internally consistent.

Calories36kcal
Protein5.5g
Carbohydrate0g
Fat1.4g
Fibre0g

CALCULATED PORTIONS

Calories at different gram weights

These are transparent calculations from the 36-kcal-per-100-g record—not claims that a spoon, piece or cup always weighs the same amount.

50 g18 kcalcalculated gram example
100 g36 kcalUSDA reference basis
150 g54 kcalcalculated gram example
250 g90 kcalcalculated gram example

MACRO PROFILE

What the carbohydrate, protein and fat values mean

0 g carbohydrate

Carbohydrate is reported for the selected jellyfish, dried, salted record. Fibre is included within total carbohydrate where the source reports it.

5.5 g protein

This is the protein amount in 100 g of the selected edible state. It should be compared with foods on the same weight basis.

1.4 g fat

Fat content can shift when oil, skin, sauces, draining, roasting or recipe ingredients differ from the reference description.

0 g fibre

The selected record reports no measurable fibre. Fibre values remain specific to this food state.

ONE CANONICAL FOOD PAGE

Reference state and related variants

Seafood records depend on species, raw or cooked state, drained weight, packing liquid and added ingredients. This page anchors its calculations to one selected record so unlike states are not silently mixed.

SELECTED

Jellyfish, dried, salted

Chosen as the most common form of this food with all five core values: calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat and fibre.

SR Legacy · FDC 168129

BETTER FOOD LOGGING

How to use this number accurately

  1. Match the state.Use this page only when “Jellyfish, dried, salted” is a reasonable match for what was eaten.
  2. Use edible grams.Exclude bones, pits, shells, packaging and discarded liquid unless the source description includes them.
  3. Calculate the portion.Multiply edible grams by 0.4 to estimate calories from this exact record.
  4. Add recipe ingredients.Oil, sauces, breading, sweeteners, toppings and preparation losses require a recipe or separate entries.

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SOURCE & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY

Where the nutrition values come from

Core nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central record 168129: “Jellyfish, dried, salted.” The record type is SR Legacy, and values are shown per 100 g edible portion.

Nutrition databases describe reference samples. Natural variation, formulation, preparation and measurement can change an individual serving. This page provides general nutrition information, not medical advice or a food-safety duration.

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