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Fast food vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fast food and nori

  • Fast food has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, nori is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, and copper.
  • Nori covers your daily need for vitamin A, 103% more than fast food.
  • Nori has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Seaweed, laver, 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 19% 19% 17% 115% 40% 69% 57% 43% 47% 111%
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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 +1250%
Contains more IronIron +70%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +131%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +176.8%

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% 3% 7.6% 1.5% 79% 84% 105% 32% 49% 111% 12% 60% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +223.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +282.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +230.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2788.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +82.5%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.521mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast food Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 39mg 43%
Vitamin B12 0.89µg 0µg 37%
Selenium 20.3µg 0.7µg 36%
Vitamin A 9µg 260µg 28%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.988mg 27%
Vitamin B3 5.617mg 1.47mg 26%
Protein 16.52g 5.81g 21%
Saturated fat 4.493g 0.061g 20%
Fats 12.01g 0.28g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.317mg 0.098mg 18%
Folate 80µg 146µg 17%
Iron 3.06mg 1.8mg 16%
Copper 0.121mg 0.264mg 16%
Calories 297kcal 35kcal 13%
Zinc 2.52mg 1.05mg 13%
Sodium 331mg 48mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.835g 0.025g 12%
Phosphorus 134mg 58mg 11%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.68g 0.11g 10%
Carbs 31.5g 5.11g 9%
Starch 22.87g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.363mg 0.446mg 6%
Fiber 1.7g 0.3g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 2mg 6%
Potassium 197mg 356mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.159mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 1mg 4%
Choline 34.4mg 10.4mg 4%
Fructose 2.27g 3%
Calcium 62mg 70mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 4.9µg 4µg 1%
Net carbs 29.8g 4.81g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 4.88g 0.49g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.53mg 0.521mg 0%
Trans fat 0.514g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.46mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.642mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 1.13mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.785mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.306mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.728mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.402mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0.08g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.391g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 12% 32% 38%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 12.01 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 38.45 g
Other: 1.52 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 +184.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4189.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +516.4%
Contains more WaterWater +121.1%
Contains more OtherOther +148%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.835 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.68 g
Nori
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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 +19240%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1427.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Fast food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170693/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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