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Egg white vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between egg whites and wakame

  • Egg whites have more selenium and vitamin B2; however, wakame is higher in manganese, folate, copper, iron, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Wakame covers your daily need for manganese, 60% more than egg whites.
  • Egg whites have 29 times more selenium than wakame. While egg whites have 20µg of selenium, wakame has only 0.7µg.
  • Egg whites have less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Egg, white, raw, fresh and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
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 +226%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2757.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +872.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2042.9%
Contains more IronIron +2625%
Contains more CopperCopper +1134.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +433.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12627.3%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1423.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +266.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4800%
Contains more CholineCholine +1163.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.011mg 1.4mg 60%
Folate 4µg 196µg 48%
Selenium 20µg 0.7µg 35%
Sodium 166mg 872mg 31%
Copper 0.023mg 0.284mg 29%
Iron 0.08mg 2.18mg 26%
Magnesium 11mg 107mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.23mg 16%
Protein 10.9g 3.03g 16%
Calcium 7mg 150mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.697mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 1.6mg 9%
Phosphorus 15mg 80mg 9%
Vitamin E 0mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.3µg 4%
Potassium 163mg 50mg 3%
Carbs 0.73g 9.14g 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Choline 1.1mg 13.9mg 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.13g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.218g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.64g 1%
Calories 52kcal 45kcal 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 0.71g 0.65g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.002mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.015mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
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 +259.7%
Contains more FatsFats +276.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1152.1%
Contains more OtherOther +1042.9%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.