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Drumstick tree vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are drumstick tree and wakame different?

  • Drumstick tree is higher in vitamin C and potassium; however, wakame is richer in manganese, folate, iron, copper, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for drumstick tree is 153% higher.
  • Drumstick tree contains 9 times more potassium than wakame. While drumstick tree contains 461mg of potassium, wakame contains only 50mg.
  • Drumstick tree has less sodium.

Drumstick pods, raw and Seaweed, wakame, 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 32% 9% 41% 14% 28% 12% 21% 5.5% 34% 3.8%
Wakame
Wakame
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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 +822%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +505.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +440.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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 470% 1.3% 0% 0% 13% 17% 12% 48% 28% 0% 0% 33% 0%
Wakame
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +158.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +345.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drumstick tree Wakame DV% diff.
Vitamin C 141mg 3mg 153%
Manganese 0.259mg 1.4mg 50%
Folate 44µg 196µg 38%
Sodium 42mg 872mg 36%
Iron 0.36mg 2.18mg 23%
Copper 0.084mg 0.284mg 22%
Magnesium 45mg 107mg 15%
Calcium 30mg 150mg 12%
Potassium 461mg 50mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.23mg 12%
Fiber 3.2g 0.5g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.002mg 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.62mg 1.6mg 6%
Phosphorus 50mg 80mg 4%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Protein 2.1g 3.03g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.794mg 0.697mg 2%
Vitamin A 4µg 18µg 2%
Zinc 0.45mg 0.38mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.218g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.64g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.06mg 1%
Calories 37kcal 45kcal 0%
Carbs 8.53g 9.14g 0%
Net carbs 5.33g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.102g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 88.2 g
Other: 0.97 g
Wakame
Wakame
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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 ProteinProtein +44.3%
Contains more FatsFats +220%
Contains more OtherOther +642.3%
~equal in Carbs ~9.14g
~equal in Water ~79.99g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 74% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.102 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
Wakame
Wakame
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7166.7%

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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. Drumstick tree - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170483/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.