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Chinese cuisine vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinese cuisine and nori different?

  • Chinese cuisine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin B12, and selenium; however, nori is richer in vitamin A, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B2, folate, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for nori is 79% higher.
  • Nori has less sodium.

Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables and Seaweed, laver, raw are the varieties used 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 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +650%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +857.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +218.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.5%
Contains more IronIron +62.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +438.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +572.1%

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 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
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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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1182.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +231.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +236.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +312.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +197%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +710.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +224.4%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.159mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin K 51.3µg 4µg 39%
Manganese 0.147mg 0.988mg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.446mg 30%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 39mg 30%
Folate 45µg 146µg 25%
Copper 0.049mg 0.264mg 24%
Vitamin A 63µg 260µg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Sodium 409mg 48mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 0.11g 13%
Selenium 6.7µg 0.7µg 11%
Iron 1.11mg 1.8mg 9%
Fats 5.3g 0.28g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.098mg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 0.3g 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Calcium 22mg 70mg 5%
Zinc 1.5mg 1.05mg 4%
Choline 34.5mg 10.4mg 4%
Potassium 204mg 356mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.978g 0.061g 4%
Calories 105kcal 35kcal 4%
Protein 7.08g 5.81g 3%
Phosphorus 76mg 58mg 3%
Magnesium 15mg 2mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 0.025g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 0.521mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 1.47mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 1mg 1%
Starch 1.82g 1%
Carbs 7.29g 5.11g 1%
Net carbs 5.79g 4.81g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.41g 0.49g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.159mg 0%
Trans fat 0.058g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0.08g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 g
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6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1792.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.7%
Contains more OtherOther +149.7%
~equal in Water ~85.03g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 g
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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4768%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1836.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%

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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. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/nutrients
  2. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/nutrients

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

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