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Grapefruit vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between grapefruit and seaweed?

  • Grapefruit is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A, yet seaweed is higher in vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, and zinc.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 55% more.
  • Grapefruit has 10 times more vitamin C than seaweed. While grapefruit has 31.2mg of vitamin C, seaweed has only 3mg.

We used Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Seaweed, kelp, raw types 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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
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 +51.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1244.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +663.6%
Contains more IronIron +3462.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +306.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1657.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +809.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
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 +940%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +569.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +383.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +145%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1284.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +66.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Seaweed DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 66µg 55%
Folate 13µg 180µg 42%
Iron 0.08mg 2.85mg 35%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 3mg 31%
Magnesium 9mg 121mg 27%
Calcium 22mg 168mg 15%
Copper 0.032mg 0.13mg 11%
Zinc 0.07mg 1.23mg 11%
Sodium 0mg 233mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.15mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.642mg 8%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin A 58µg 6µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.87mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.002mg 4%
Phosphorus 18mg 42mg 3%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Protein 0.77g 1.68g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0.47mg 2%
Fats 0.14g 0.56g 1%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.247g 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.3g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.05mg 1%
Choline 7.7mg 12.8mg 1%
Potassium 135mg 89mg 1%
Calories 42kcal 43kcal 0%
Carbs 10.66g 9.57g 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 6.89g 0.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.098g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 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 CarbsCarbs +11.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +118.2%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more OtherOther +1686.5%
~equal in Water ~81.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 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 -91.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +390%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30.6%

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.