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Buttermilk vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between buttermilk and wakame?

  • Buttermilk is higher in vitamin B12; however, wakame is richer in manganese, folate, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin E.
  • Wakame's daily need coverage for manganese is 61% more.
  • Buttermilk has less sodium.

We used Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat and Seaweed, wakame, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
Wakame
Wakame
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +185.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +872.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.3%
Contains more IronIron +4260%
Contains more CopperCopper +2481.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +69900%
~equal in Zinc ~0.38mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Wakame
Wakame
9
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2658.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +153.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5200%
Contains more FolateFolate +3820%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buttermilk Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.002mg 1.4mg 61%
Folate 5µg 196µg 48%
Sodium 190mg 872mg 30%
Copper 0.011mg 0.284mg 30%
Iron 0.05mg 2.18mg 27%
Magnesium 11mg 107mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.058mg 1.6mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.275mg 0.697mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.23mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 5.3µg 4%
Calcium 116mg 150mg 3%
Potassium 151mg 50mg 3%
Selenium 2µg 0.7µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.002mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.548g 0.13g 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 3mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Phosphorus 89mg 80mg 1%
Choline 17.7mg 13.9mg 1%
Cholesterol 4mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 4.79g 9.14g 1%
Protein 3.31g 3.03g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0.218g 1%
Calories 40kcal 45kcal 0%
Fats 0.88g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 4.79g 8.64g N/A
Vitamin D 1IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 4.79g 0.65g N/A
Zinc 0.42mg 0.38mg 0%
Vitamin A 14µg 18µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.254g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.141mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.171mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.313mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.277mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.171mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.1mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Wakame
Wakame
2
3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +37.5%
Contains more WaterWater +12.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +90.8%
Contains more OtherOther +709%
~equal in Protein ~3.03g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Wakame
Wakame
2
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +337.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +560.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/nutrients
  2. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.