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Dashi vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between dashi and nori?

  • Dashi is higher in vitamin K, selenium, choline, and phosphorus, yet nori is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and copper.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 94% more.
  • Dashi has 56 times more saturated fat than nori. While dashi has 3.433g of saturated fat, nori has only 0.061g.

We used Soup, bouillon cubes, and granules, low sodium, dry and Seaweed, laver, 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.
Dashi
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 56% 27% 39% 0% 2.5% 71% 139% 0% 151%
Nori
6
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 +2700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +167.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +186.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3842.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.2%
Contains more IronIron +74.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1066.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%

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.
Dashi
4
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 3.7% 8.3% 14% 0% 25% 99% 46% 0% 23% 38% 167% 16% 62%
Nori
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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 B3Vitamin B3 +67.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1572.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +1001%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3445.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +940%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +59%
Contains more FolateFolate +595.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.098mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.446mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dashi Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66.9µg 4µg 52%
Selenium 27.6µg 0.7µg 49%
Sodium 1067mg 48mg 44%
Manganese 0.988mg 43%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 39mg 42%
Folate 21µg 146µg 31%
Copper 0mg 0.264mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.485g 0.11g 29%
Vitamin A 25µg 260µg 26%
Protein 16.7g 5.81g 22%
Fats 13.89g 0.28g 21%
Calories 438kcal 35kcal 20%
Carbs 64.88g 5.11g 20%
Choline 114.5mg 10.4mg 19%
Phosphorus 166mg 58mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.433g 0.061g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.365g 0.025g 13%
Magnesium 56mg 2mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Calcium 187mg 70mg 12%
Iron 1.03mg 1.8mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.521mg 10%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.05mg 9%
Vitamin B3 2.46mg 1.47mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.159mg 5%
Cholesterol 13mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 0.446mg 1%
Potassium 309mg 356mg 1%
Net carbs 64.68g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 14.47g 0.49g N/A
Fiber 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.098mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dashi
3
17% 14% 65% 2% 2%
Protein: 16.7 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 64.88 g
Water: 2.3 g
Other: 2.23 g
Nori
2
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 +187.4%
Contains more FatsFats +4860.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1169.7%
Contains more WaterWater +3597%
Contains more OtherOther +69.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dashi
2
26% 40% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.433 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.485 g
Nori
1
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 +21360%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3977.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Dashi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171613/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.

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