Table 2.

Proximate jellyfish compositions. Adapted from ref. [89].

Jellyfish Species	Body Part	Moisture (%)	Ash (%)	Protein (%)	Lipid (%)	Carbohydrates (%)	Energy Content	Reference
C. capillata	Whole body	95.8 ± 0.2	76.8 ± 2.0 *	16.5 ± 3.05 *	0.50 ± 0.10 *	0.88 ± 0.02 *	3.73 ± 0.78 kJ g DM−1 (BC) *	[90]
							4.30 ± 0.75 kJ g DM−1 (PC) *
R. octopus	Whole body	96.1 ± 0.5	83.4 ± 2.9 *	12.8 ± 2.33 *	0.32 *	0.83 *	2.47 ± 0.93 kJ g DM−1 (BC) *	[90]
							2.83 ± 0.58 kJ g DM−1 (PC) *
S. meleagris	Umbrella	96.10 ± 0.06	1.25 ± 0.16	2.92 ± 0.04	<0.01	-	11.68 Cal 100−1	[14]
A. hardenbergi	Umbrella	98.40 ± 0.56	48.42 ± 0.27 *	21.38 ± 0.32 *	0.38 ± 0.16 *	17.66 *	1663.60 ± 47.47 kcal/kg (BC) *	[68]
							1595.58 ± 41.91 kcal/kg (PC) *
R. hispidum	Umbrella	97.80 ± 0.36	57.15 ± 0.51 *	19.95 ± 0.71 *	0.46 ± 0.28 *	18.20 *	975.23 ± 34.65 kcal/kg (BC) *	[68]
							1194.15 ± 33.84 kcal/kg (PC) *
R. esculentum	Umbrella	96.02 ± 1.44	33.22 ± 0.53 *	38.12 ± 1.07 *	0.61 ± 0.06 *	8.87 *	2113.57 ± 65.12 kcal/kg (BC) *	[68]
							2005.88 ± 28.71 kcal/kg (PC) *
A. hardenbergi	Oral arms	97.93 ± 0.64	31.10 ± 1.54 *	33.69 ± 1.12 *	1.08 ± 0.20 *	6.02 *	2403.00 ± 42.12 kcal/kg (BC) *	[68]
							2172.52 ± 34.70 kcal/kg (PC) *
R. hispidum	Oral arms	96.14 ± 1.02	35.78 ± 0.25 *	43.80 ± 1.25 *	1.37 ± 0.17 *	10.65 *	2004.33 ± 14.14 kcal/kg (BC) *	[68]
							2115.92 ± 17.29 kcal/kg (PC) *
R. esculentum	Oral arms	95.54 ± 1.75	15.90 ± 0.47 *	53.87 ± 2.11 *	1.79 ± 0.26 *	7.7 *	2823.13 ± 30.09 kcal/kg (BC) *	[68]
							2624.20 ± 33.75 kcal/kg (PC) *
C. tagi	Umbrella	-	1.88	0.18	0.02	-	-	[91]
C. tagi	Oral arms	-	1.82	0.43	0.05	-	-	[91]
A. aurita	Whole body	-	76.19 *	3.49 *	0.43 *	19.90 *	-	[92]
C. pacifica	Whole body	-	69.05 *	7.53 *	0.72 *	22.71 *	-	[92]

* As a dry basis percentage. BC = mean gross energy density estimates by bomb calorimetry. PC = mean gross energy density estimates by proximate composition. 1 kcal/1 Cal = 4.184 kJ. - Not determined.