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Nori vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between nori and sweet potato

  • Nori has more vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, iron, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3; however, sweet potato is higher in vitamin A and fiber.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 180% more than nori.
  • Nori has 16 times more vitamin C than sweet potato. While nori has 39mg of vitamin C, sweet potato has only 2.4mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seaweed, laver, raw and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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
Nori
8
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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more IronIron +195.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +74.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +282.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1150%
~equal in Potassium ~337mg

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
Nori
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 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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1525%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +631.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +163.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +122.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1227.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nori Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 260µg 709µg 50%
Vitamin C 39mg 2.4mg 41%
Folate 146µg 11µg 34%
Manganese 0.988mg 0.258mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.446mg 0.061mg 30%
Iron 1.8mg 0.61mg 15%
Copper 0.264mg 0.151mg 13%
Fiber 0.3g 3g 11%
Protein 5.81g 1.57g 8%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.3mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.47mg 0.557mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.521mg 0.8mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Magnesium 2mg 25mg 5%
Carbs 5.11g 20.12g 5%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.26mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.159mg 0.209mg 4%
Calcium 70mg 30mg 4%
Calories 35kcal 86kcal 3%
Vitamin K 4µg 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.078mg 2%
Phosphorus 58mg 47mg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Potassium 356mg 337mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.11g 0.014g 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 4.81g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 0.49g 4.18g N/A
Sodium 48mg 55mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Choline 10.4mg 12.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0.031mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.08g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
Nori
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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
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +270.1%
Contains more FatsFats +460%
Contains more OtherOther +284.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +293.7%
~equal in Water ~77.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
Nori
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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
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +685.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.5%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.