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Molasses vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between molasses and wakame

  • Molasses have more vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, iron, selenium, and copper; however, wakame is higher in folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
  • Molasses cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 51% more than wakame.
  • Molasses have 29 times more potassium than wakame. While molasses have 1464mg of potassium, wakame has only 50mg.
  • Molasses have less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Molasses and Seaweed, wakame, 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 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +126.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2828%
Contains more IronIron +116.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2442.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +31%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.1%
~equal in Manganese ~1.4mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Wakame DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.002mg 51%
Folate 0µg 196µg 49%
Potassium 1464mg 50mg 42%
Sodium 37mg 872mg 36%
Magnesium 242mg 107mg 32%
Iron 4.72mg 2.18mg 32%
Selenium 17.8µg 0.7µg 31%
Copper 0.487mg 0.284mg 23%
Carbs 74.73g 9.14g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.23mg 18%
Fructose 12.79g 16%
Calories 290kcal 45kcal 12%
Phosphorus 31mg 80mg 7%
Vitamin E 0mg 1mg 7%
Protein 0g 3.03g 6%
Manganese 1.53mg 1.4mg 6%
Calcium 205mg 150mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 1.6mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.3µg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.697mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.218g 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.38mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.13g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.64g 1%
Net carbs 74.73g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 74.72g 0.65g N/A
Choline 13.3mg 13.9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.058g 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
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 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 CarbsCarbs +717.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more WaterWater +265.8%
Contains more OtherOther +118.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 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 -86.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +81.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +336%

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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. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/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.

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