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Pumpkin vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pumpkin and wakame

  • Pumpkin has more vitamin A and potassium, while wakame has more manganese, folate, magnesium, copper, iron, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Pumpkin's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 163% higher.
  • Wakame contains 7 times less potassium than pumpkin. Pumpkin contains 340mg of potassium, while wakame contains 50mg.
  • The amount of sodium in pumpkin is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Pumpkin, 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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
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 +580%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +791.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +614.3%
Contains more IronIron +172.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1020%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
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 +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +381.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1125%
Contains more CholineCholine +69.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~1mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.125mg 1.4mg 55%
Folate 16µg 196µg 45%
Vitamin A 426µg 18µg 45%
Sodium 1mg 872mg 38%
Magnesium 12mg 107mg 23%
Iron 0.8mg 2.18mg 17%
Copper 0.127mg 0.284mg 17%
Calcium 21mg 150mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.23mg 9%
Potassium 340mg 50mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.298mg 0.697mg 8%
Vitamin C 9mg 3mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.6mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.002mg 5%
Phosphorus 44mg 80mg 5%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 5.3µg 4%
Protein 1g 3.03g 4%
Choline 8.2mg 13.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.005g 0.218g 1%
Calories 26kcal 45kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.06mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.38mg 1%
Carbs 6.5g 9.14g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.64g 1%
Net carbs 6g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 0.65g N/A
Fiber 0.5g 0.5g 0%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 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 +14.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +203%
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.6%
Contains more OtherOther +800%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 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 -60%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +346.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4260%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.