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.
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% |
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -75.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +114.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +194.6% |