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Nori vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between nori and coconut

  • Nori has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B6; however, coconut is richer in fiber, manganese, copper, and selenium.
  • Coconut covers your daily saturated fat needs 148% more than nori.
  • Nori contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, laver, raw and Nuts, coconut meat, 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.
Nori
1
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more IronIron +35%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1342.9%
~equal in Potassium ~356mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

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.
Nori
10
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%
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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1081.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2130%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +172.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +73.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +461.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +16.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nori Coconut DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.061g 29.698g 135%
Fats 0.28g 33.49g 51%
Vitamin C 39mg 3.3mg 40%
Fiber 0.3g 9g 35%
Vitamin B2 0.446mg 0.02mg 33%
Folate 146µg 26µg 30%
Vitamin A 260µg 0µg 29%
Manganese 0.988mg 1.5mg 22%
Copper 0.264mg 0.435mg 19%
Selenium 0.7µg 10.1µg 17%
Calories 35kcal 354kcal 16%
Phosphorus 58mg 113mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.159mg 0.054mg 8%
Iron 1.8mg 2.43mg 8%
Magnesium 2mg 32mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.47mg 0.54mg 6%
Calcium 70mg 14mg 6%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.24mg 5%
Protein 5.81g 3.33g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.521mg 0.3mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 1.425g 4%
Vitamin K 4µg 0.2µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.066mg 3%
Carbs 5.11g 15.23g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.11g 0.366g 2%
Sodium 48mg 20mg 1%
Net carbs 4.81g 6.23g N/A
Potassium 356mg 356mg 0%
Sugar 0.49g 6.23g N/A
Zinc 1.05mg 1.1mg 0%
Choline 10.4mg 12.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.08g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
3
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
3% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.5%
Contains more WaterWater +81%
Contains more OtherOther +292.7%
Contains more FatsFats +11860.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +198%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
1
31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +232.7%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/nutrients
  2. Coconut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/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.