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Fennel vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fennel and wakame?

  • Fennel is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and potassium, while wakame is higher in manganese, folate, copper, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Wakame's daily need coverage for manganese is 53% higher.
  • Wakame has 12 times less vitamin K than fennel. Fennel has 62.8µg of vitamin K, while wakame has 5.3µg.
  • Fennel is lower in sodium.

We used Fennel, bulb, raw and Seaweed, wakame, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Fennel
Fennel
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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%
Wakame
Wakame
7
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 +728%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +529.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +206.1%
Contains more IronIron +198.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +330.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +90%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +633%
~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.
Fennel
Fennel
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 40% 0% 16% 12% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20%
Wakame
Wakame
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 10% 0% 6% 20% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2250%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1084.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +618.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +200.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +625.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fennel Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.191mg 1.4mg 53%
Vitamin K 62.8µg 5.3µg 48%
Folate 27µg 196µg 42%
Sodium 52mg 872mg 36%
Copper 0.066mg 0.284mg 24%
Magnesium 17mg 107mg 21%
Iron 0.73mg 2.18mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.23mg 15%
Potassium 414mg 50mg 11%
Vitamin C 12mg 3mg 10%
Calcium 49mg 150mg 10%
Fiber 3.1g 0.5g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 0.697mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.64mg 1.6mg 6%
Protein 1.24g 3.03g 4%
Phosphorus 50mg 80mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.06mg 4%
Vitamin A 48µg 18µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.002mg 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.38mg 2%
Calories 31kcal 45kcal 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.64g 1%
Carbs 7.3g 9.14g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4g 6.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 250kcal 149kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 323g 222g N/A
Net carbs 4.2g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 3.93g 0.65g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Choline 13.2mg 13.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 0.058g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 0.218g 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 0g 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fennel
Fennel
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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
Wakame
Wakame
4
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 WaterWater +12.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +144.4%
Contains more FatsFats +220%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.2%
Contains more OtherOther +585.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fennel
Fennel
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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
Wakame
Wakame
1
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 -30.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29%

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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. 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.