Ginger vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between ginger and wakame
- Ginger is higher in vitamin B6 and potassium, yet wakame is higher in manganese, folate, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin B5.
- Wakame covers your daily manganese needs 51% more than ginger.
- Ginger contains 80 times more vitamin B6 than wakame. While ginger contains 0.16mg of vitamin B6, wakame contains only 0.002mg.
- The amount of sodium in ginger is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Ginger root, raw 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +730% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.5% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +148.8% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +837.5% |
| Contains more IronIron | +263.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +25.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +11.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +135.3% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +511.4% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +66.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +7900% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +107.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +284.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +140% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +576.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +113.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +243.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +5200% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1681.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.229mg | 1.4mg | 51% |
| Folate | 11µg | 196µg | 46% |
| Sodium | 13mg | 872mg | 37% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 2.18mg | 20% |
| Magnesium | 43mg | 107mg | 15% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.034mg | 0.23mg | 15% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 150mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.16mg | 0.002mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 415mg | 50mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.203mg | 0.697mg | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 34mg | 80mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 0.5g | 6% |
| Copper | 0.226mg | 0.284mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.75mg | 1.6mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.26mg | 1mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 5.3µg | 4% |
| Carbs | 17.77g | 9.14g | 3% |
| Choline | 28.8mg | 13.9mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.025mg | 0.06mg | 3% |
| Calories | 80kcal | 45kcal | 2% |
| Protein | 1.82g | 3.03g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 18µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 3mg | 2% |
| Fats | 0.75g | 0.64g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 15.77g | 8.64g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.7g | 0.65g | N/A |
| Zinc | 0.34mg | 0.38mg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.7µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.203g | 0.13g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.154g | 0.058g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.154g | 0.218g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.036mg | 0.165mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.051mg | 0.087mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.074mg | 0.257mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.057mg | 0.112mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.013mg | 0.063mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.045mg | 0.112mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.073mg | 0.209mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.03mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.186g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +17.2% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +94.4% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +66.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +835.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +165.5% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -36% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +41.6% |
