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Margarine vs. Dashi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are margarine and dashi different?

  • Margarine is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K, while dashi is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, choline, and calcium.
  • Margarine covers your daily need for vitamin A, 62% more than dashi.
  • Margarine contains 13 times more vitamin E than dashi. Margarine contains 9mg of vitamin E, while dashi contains 0.72mg.
  • Dashi is lower in saturated fat.

Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Soup, bouillon cubes, and granules, low sodium, dry 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 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 56% 27% 39% 0% 2.5% 71% 139% 0% 151%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1766.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1616.7%
Contains more IronIron +1616.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3220%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Copper ~0mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
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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 3.7% 8.3% 14% 0% 25% 99% 46% 0% 23% 38% 167% 16% 62%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3176%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +39%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1062.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10595.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1011.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +2000%
Contains more CholineCholine +823.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Margarine Dashi DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 24.302g 4.485g 132%
Fats 80.71g 13.89g 103%
Vitamin A 819µg 25µg 88%
Monounsaturated fat 38.877g 5.365g 84%
Vitamin E 9mg 0.72mg 55%
Saturated fat 15.189g 3.433g 53%
Selenium 0µg 27.6µg 50%
Sodium 2mg 1067mg 46%
Protein 0.16g 16.7g 33%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.43mg 30%
Phosphorus 5mg 166mg 23%
Vitamin K 93µg 66.9µg 22%
Carbs 0.7g 64.88g 21%
Choline 12.4mg 114.5mg 19%
Calcium 3mg 187mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.023mg 2.46mg 15%
Calories 717kcal 438kcal 14%
Magnesium 3mg 56mg 13%
Iron 0.06mg 1.03mg 12%
Potassium 18mg 309mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.1mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 0.3µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.1mg 7%
Folate 1µg 21µg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 13mg 4%
Zinc 0mg 0.09mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1.1mg 1%
Net carbs 0.7g 64.68g N/A
Sugar 0g 14.47g N/A
Trans fat 14.89g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
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17% 14% 65% 2% 2%
Protein: 16.7 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 64.88 g
Water: 2.3 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more FatsFats +481.1%
Contains more WaterWater +618.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10337.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9168.6%
Contains more OtherOther +16.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
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26% 40% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.433 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.485 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +624.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +441.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.4%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/nutrients
  2. Dashi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171613/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.