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Kanpyo vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between kanpyo and nori

  • Kanpyo has more zinc, iron, vitamin B5, fiber, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, nori is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B2.
  • Nori covers your daily need for vitamin A, 104% more than kanpyo.
  • Kanpyo has 63 times more magnesium than nori. While kanpyo has 125mg of magnesium, nori has only 2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Kanpyo, (dried gourd strips) 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.
Kanpyo
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 89% 84% 140% 192% 144% 160% 81% 2% 148% 14%
Nori
0
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 +6150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +344.4%
Contains more IronIron +184.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +64%
Contains more ZincZinc +458.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +224.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +271.4%

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.
Kanpyo
3
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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 54% 153% 123% 0% 0% 46% 0%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +97.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +390%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +234.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +913.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +139.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kanpyo Nori DV% diff.
Zinc 5.86mg 1.05mg 44%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 39mg 43%
Iron 5.12mg 1.8mg 42%
Vitamin B5 2.553mg 0.521mg 41%
Fiber 9.8g 0.3g 38%
Potassium 1582mg 356mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.044mg 0.446mg 31%
Vitamin A 260µg 29%
Magnesium 125mg 2mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.532mg 0.159mg 29%
Calcium 280mg 70mg 21%
Folate 61µg 146µg 21%
Carbs 65.03g 5.11g 20%
Copper 0.433mg 0.264mg 19%
Phosphorus 188mg 58mg 19%
Calories 258kcal 35kcal 11%
Vitamin B3 2.9mg 1.47mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.098mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Manganese 1.137mg 0.988mg 6%
Protein 8.58g 5.81g 6%
Vitamin K 4µg 3%
Selenium 2.6µg 0.7µg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.244g 0.11g 1%
Sodium 15mg 48mg 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 55.23g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 0.49g N/A
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.103g 0.025g 0%
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 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kanpyo
4
9% 65% 20% 6%
Protein: 8.58 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 65.03 g
Water: 19.97 g
Other: 5.86 g
Nori
1
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 +47.7%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1172.6%
Contains more OtherOther +55.4%
Contains more WaterWater +325.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kanpyo
3
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.103 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.244 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 -26.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +312%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +121.8%

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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. Kanpyo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169241/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.

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