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Fennel vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fennel and seaweed

  • Fennel has more vitamin A, vitamin C, and potassium; however, seaweed has more folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for folate is 38% more.
  • Fennel has 8 times more vitamin A than seaweed. Fennel has 963IU of vitamin A, while seaweed has 116IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fennel, bulb, raw and Seaweed, kelp, 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +365.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +611.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +242.9%
Contains more IronIron +290.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +97%
Contains more ZincZinc +515%
~equal in Manganese ~0.2mg
~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.
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
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% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +368.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +176.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~66µg
~equal in Choline ~12.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fennel Seaweed DV% diff.
Folate 27µg 180µg 38%
Iron 0.73mg 2.85mg 27%
Magnesium 17mg 121mg 25%
Calcium 49mg 168mg 12%
Vitamin C 12mg 3mg 10%
Potassium 414mg 89mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.15mg 9%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.23mg 9%
Sodium 52mg 233mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 0.642mg 8%
Fiber 3.1g 1.3g 7%
Copper 0.066mg 0.13mg 7%
Vitamin A 48µg 6µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin K 62.8µg 66µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.002mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.87mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0.247g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 0.047g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.64mg 0.47mg 1%
Calories 31kcal 43kcal 1%
Protein 1.24g 1.68g 1%
Phosphorus 50mg 42mg 1%
Carbs 7.3g 9.57g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.56g 1%
Net carbs 4.2g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 3.93g 0.6g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Manganese 0.191mg 0.2mg 0%
Choline 13.2mg 12.8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 0.098g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.5%
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.1%
Contains more OtherOther +529.5%
~equal in Water ~81.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +259.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44.1%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/nutrients
  2. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.