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Nori vs. Rye — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are nori and rye different?

  • Nori is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate, while rye is higher in manganese, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1.
  • Nori covers your daily need for vitamin A, 104% more than rye.

Seaweed, laver, raw and Rye grain 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.
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%
Rye
Rye
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 7.2% 45% 99% 122% 72% 142% 0.26% 336% 76%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +191.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.3%
Contains more IronIron +46.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +39%
Contains more ZincZinc +152.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +472.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +160.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1885.7%

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
5
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%
Rye
Rye
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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 0% 0.33% 17% 0% 79% 58% 80% 87% 68% 0% 15% 29% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +284.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +222.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +190.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +179.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +47.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +192.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nori Rye DV% diff.
Manganese 0.988mg 2.577mg 69%
Fiber 0.3g 15.1g 59%
Vitamin C 39mg 0mg 43%
Phosphorus 58mg 332mg 39%
Vitamin A 260µg 1µg 29%
Folate 146µg 38µg 27%
Magnesium 2mg 110mg 26%
Carbs 5.11g 75.86g 24%
Selenium 0.7µg 13.9µg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.521mg 1.456mg 19%
Vitamin B3 1.47mg 4.27mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.316mg 18%
Calories 35kcal 338kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0.446mg 0.251mg 15%
Zinc 1.05mg 2.65mg 15%
Copper 0.264mg 0.367mg 11%
Iron 1.8mg 2.63mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.159mg 0.294mg 10%
Protein 5.81g 10.34g 9%
Potassium 356mg 510mg 5%
Calcium 70mg 24mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.11g 0.767g 4%
Choline 10.4mg 30.4mg 4%
Fats 0.28g 1.63g 2%
Sodium 48mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin K 4µg 5.9µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.197g 1%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.85mg 1%
Net carbs 4.81g 60.76g N/A
Sugar 0.49g 0.98g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.208g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0.289mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0.208mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0.286mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.153mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0.435mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0.317mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0.189mg 0%
Fructose 0.11g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.08g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
2
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Rye
Rye
3
10% 76% 11%
Protein: 10.34 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 75.86 g
Water: 10.6 g
Other: 1.57 g
Contains more WaterWater +702.2%
Contains more OtherOther +140.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +78%
Contains more FatsFats +482.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1384.5%

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
Rye
Rye
2
17% 18% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.208 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.767 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +732%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +597.3%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/nutrients
  2. Rye - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168884/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.