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Quince vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between quince and wakame

  • Quince is higher in vitamin C, yet wakame is higher in folate, magnesium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Wakame covers your daily folate needs 48% more than quince.
  • Quince contains 5 times more vitamin C than wakame. While quince contains 15mg of vitamin C, wakame contains only 3mg.
  • The amount of sodium in quince is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Quinces, 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.
Quince
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 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 +294%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1237.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1263.6%
Contains more IronIron +211.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +850%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +370.6%
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.
Quince
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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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
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 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +760.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +6433.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Quince Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 61%
Folate 3µg 196µg 48%
Sodium 4mg 872mg 38%
Magnesium 8mg 107mg 24%
Iron 0.7mg 2.18mg 19%
Copper 0.13mg 0.284mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.23mg 15%
Calcium 11mg 150mg 14%
Vitamin C 15mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.081mg 0.697mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.6mg 9%
Phosphorus 17mg 80mg 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Fiber 1.9g 0.5g 6%
Protein 0.4g 3.03g 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Potassium 197mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.06mg 3%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.38mg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.002mg 3%
Vitamin A 2µg 18µg 2%
Carbs 15.3g 9.14g 2%
Saturated fat 0.01g 0.13g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.218g 1%
Calories 57kcal 45kcal 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.64g 1%
Net carbs 13.4g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Quince
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 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 CarbsCarbs +67.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +657.5%
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more OtherOther +1700%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Quince
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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 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 -92.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +61.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +336%

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.