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Kumquat vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kumquat and wakame different?

  • Kumquat has more vitamin C and fiber; however, wakame is richer in manganese, folate, copper, magnesium, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Wakame covers your daily need for manganese, 55% more than kumquat.
  • Kumquat has 15 times more vitamin C than wakame. Kumquat has 43.9mg of vitamin C, while wakame has 3mg.
  • Kumquat contains less sodium.

Kumquats, raw and Seaweed, wakame, raw types were 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% 19% 16% 32% 32% 4.6% 8.1% 1.3% 18% 0%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +435%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +141.9%
Contains more IronIron +153.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +198.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +123.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +321.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +937%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 146% 5% 3% 0% 9.3% 21% 8% 12% 8.3% 0% 0% 13% 4.6%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1363.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +273%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +235.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1052.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +65.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kumquat Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.135mg 1.4mg 55%
Vitamin C 43.9mg 3mg 45%
Folate 17µg 196µg 45%
Sodium 10mg 872mg 37%
Fiber 6.5g 0.5g 24%
Magnesium 20mg 107mg 21%
Copper 0.095mg 0.284mg 21%
Iron 0.86mg 2.18mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.23mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.208mg 0.697mg 10%
Calcium 62mg 150mg 9%
Phosphorus 19mg 80mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.429mg 1.6mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1mg 6%
Potassium 186mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.3µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.002mg 3%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.38mg 2%
Carbs 15.9g 9.14g 2%
Protein 1.88g 3.03g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.06mg 2%
Choline 8.4mg 13.9mg 1%
Calories 71kcal 45kcal 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.86g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 9.4g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 9.36g 0.65g N/A
Vitamin A 15µg 18µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0.058g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.218g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 16% 81%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 15.9 g
Water: 80.85 g
Other: 0.51 g
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +34.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74%
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1311.8%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 g
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +165.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.5%

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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. Kumquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168154/nutrients
  2. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.