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Kale vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between kale and nori

  • Kale has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and fiber; however, nori is richer in folate, vitamin B2, manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Kale covers your daily vitamin K needs 677% more than nori.
  • Nori has 7 times less fiber than kale. Kale has 2g of fiber, while nori has 0.3g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Seaweed, laver, 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.
Kale
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 22% 20% 34% 52% 6.5% 12% 3% 54% 4.9%
Nori
6
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 +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.1%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +337.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +137.5%
~equal in Calcium ~70mg

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.
Kale
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 137% 227% 17% 0% 13% 16% 9.4% 2.9% 32% 0% 2043% 9.8% 0.22%
Nori
8
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 AVitamin A +161.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20325%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +84.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +537.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +963.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1023.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +2500%
~equal in Vitamin C ~39mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kale Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin K 817µg 4µg 678%
Vitamin A 681µg 260µg 47%
Folate 13µg 146µg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.446mg 29%
Manganese 0.416mg 0.988mg 25%
Copper 0.156mg 0.264mg 12%
Iron 0.9mg 1.8mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.521mg 9%
Protein 1.9g 5.81g 8%
Zinc 0.24mg 1.05mg 7%
Fiber 2g 0.3g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 1.47mg 6%
Potassium 228mg 356mg 4%
Phosphorus 28mg 58mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.098mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.159mg 2%
Choline 0.4mg 10.4mg 2%
Vitamin C 41mg 39mg 2%
Sodium 23mg 48mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.193g 0.11g 1%
Calories 28kcal 35kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.28g 0%
Carbs 5.63g 5.11g 0%
Net carbs 3.63g 4.81g N/A
Calcium 72mg 70mg 0%
Sugar 1.25g 0.49g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.085mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.133mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.114mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kale
3
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.63 g
Water: 91.2 g
Other: 0.87 g
Nori
2
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 FatsFats +42.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +205.8%
Contains more OtherOther +333.3%
~equal in Carbs ~5.11g
~equal in Water ~85.03g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kale
3
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.193 g
Nori
0
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75.5%

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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. Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169238/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.