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Margarine vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between margarine and nori

  • Margarine has more vitamin K and vitamin E; however, nori is higher in vitamin C, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B2, copper, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Margarine covers your daily need for saturated fat, 76% more than nori.
  • Margarine has 23 times more vitamin K than nori. While margarine has 93µg of vitamin K, nori has only 4µg.
  • Nori has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, 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.
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 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1877.8%
Contains more IronIron +2900%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1060%
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 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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +215%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2225%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +880%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1105.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6291.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +14500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Margarine Nori DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 24.302g 0.11g 161%
Fats 80.71g 0.28g 124%
Monounsaturated fat 38.877g 0.025g 97%
Vitamin K 93µg 4µg 74%
Saturated fat 15.189g 0.061g 69%
Vitamin A 819µg 260µg 62%
Vitamin E 9mg 1mg 53%
Manganese 0.988mg 43%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 39mg 43%
Folate 1µg 146µg 36%
Calories 717kcal 35kcal 34%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.446mg 31%
Copper 0mg 0.264mg 29%
Iron 0.06mg 1.8mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.159mg 12%
Protein 0.16g 5.81g 11%
Zinc 0mg 1.05mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.521mg 10%
Potassium 18mg 356mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.023mg 1.47mg 9%
Phosphorus 5mg 58mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.098mg 7%
Calcium 3mg 70mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 0µg 4%
Sodium 2mg 48mg 2%
Carbs 0.7g 5.11g 1%
Fiber 0g 0.3g 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 0.7g 4.81g N/A
Magnesium 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.49g N/A
Trans fat 14.89g 0g N/A
Choline 12.4mg 10.4mg 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 0g 0.08g 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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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 +28725%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3531.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +630%
Contains more WaterWater +414.7%
Contains more OtherOther +97.4%

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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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +155408%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21992.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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