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Focaccia vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are focaccia and nori different?

  • Focaccia is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, and vitamin B3; however, nori is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for nori is 104% higher.
  • Focaccia contains 23 times more selenium than nori. While focaccia contains 15.9µg of selenium, nori contains only 0.7µg.
  • Nori has less sodium.

Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Seaweed, laver, 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 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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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 +900%
Contains more IronIron +75.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2171.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +190.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +171.4%

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% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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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 EVitamin E +42%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +379.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +149.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +258.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~146µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 39mg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.098mg 31%
Vitamin A 0µg 260µg 29%
Selenium 15.9µg 0.7µg 28%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.988mg 27%
Sodium 561mg 48mg 22%
Copper 0.091mg 0.264mg 19%
Iron 3.16mg 1.8mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.025g 14%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 1.47mg 14%
Fats 7.89g 0.28g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.446mg 11%
Calories 249kcal 35kcal 11%
Phosphorus 128mg 58mg 10%
Carbs 35.82g 5.11g 10%
Potassium 114mg 356mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0.3g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.11g 6%
Protein 8.77g 5.81g 6%
Calcium 35mg 70mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.159mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.061g 4%
Zinc 1.33mg 1.05mg 3%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.521mg 2%
Folate 138µg 146µg 2%
Choline 2.9mg 10.4mg 1%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 4µg 1%
Net carbs 34.02g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 0.49g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
Nori
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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 +50.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2717.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +601%
Contains more WaterWater +85.2%
Contains more OtherOther +134.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 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 +22580%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +803.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.