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Mustard vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mustard and wakame

  • Mustard is higher in selenium, fiber, and vitamin B1, yet wakame is higher in folate, manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Mustard covers your daily selenium needs 60% more than wakame.
  • Mustard contains 8 times more fiber than wakame. While mustard contains 4g of fiber, wakame contains only 0.5g.
  • The amount of sodium in wakame is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Mustard, prepared, yellow 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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
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 +204%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4685.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +138.1%
Contains more IronIron +35.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +283.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +231.8%

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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +195%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3400%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +260%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +183.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +174.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +278.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mustard Wakame DV% diff.
Selenium 33.5µg 0.7µg 60%
Folate 7µg 196µg 47%
Manganese 0.422mg 1.4mg 43%
Copper 0.074mg 0.284mg 23%
Fiber 4g 0.5g 14%
Magnesium 48mg 107mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.23mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.177mg 0.06mg 10%
Sodium 1104mg 872mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.697mg 9%
Calcium 63mg 150mg 9%
Iron 1.61mg 2.18mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 1.6mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.002mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.182g 0.058g 5%
Phosphorus 108mg 80mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.774g 0.218g 4%
Fats 3.34g 0.64g 4%
Potassium 152mg 50mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 5.3µg 3%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 3mg 3%
Choline 22.4mg 13.9mg 2%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.38mg 2%
Calories 60kcal 45kcal 1%
Protein 3.74g 3.03g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 18µg 1%
Carbs 5.83g 9.14g 1%
Net carbs 1.83g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 0.92g 0.65g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Trans fat 0.009g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.214g 0.13g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.167mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.264mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.161mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.189mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.015mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 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 ProteinProtein +23.4%
Contains more FatsFats +421.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.8%
Contains more OtherOther +113.6%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3662.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +255%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.3%

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/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.