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Scallion vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between scallion and wakame

  • Scallion has more vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin A; however, wakame is richer in manganese, folate, copper, magnesium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
  • Scallion covers your daily vitamin K needs 168% more than wakame.
  • Wakame has 6 times less vitamin C than scallion. Scallion has 18.8mg of vitamin C, while wakame has 3mg.
  • Scallion contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw 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 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
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 +452%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +435%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108.3%
Contains more IronIron +47.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +775%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.38mg

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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
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 CVitamin C +526.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2950%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3805.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +204.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +829.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +206.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +143.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Wakame DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 5.3µg 168%
Manganese 0.16mg 1.4mg 54%
Sodium 16mg 872mg 37%
Folate 64µg 196µg 33%
Copper 0.083mg 0.284mg 22%
Magnesium 20mg 107mg 21%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 3mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.697mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.23mg 12%
Iron 1.48mg 2.18mg 9%
Fiber 2.6g 0.5g 8%
Calcium 72mg 150mg 8%
Potassium 276mg 50mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 1.6mg 7%
Phosphorus 37mg 80mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.002mg 5%
Vitamin A 50µg 18µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 1mg 3%
Protein 1.83g 3.03g 2%
Calories 32kcal 45kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.218g 1%
Carbs 7.34g 9.14g 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.64g 1%
Choline 5.7mg 13.9mg 1%
Net carbs 4.74g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 0.65g N/A
Zinc 0.39mg 0.38mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 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 WaterWater +12.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.6%
Contains more FatsFats +236.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.5%
Contains more OtherOther +788.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 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 -75.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +114.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +194.6%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/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.