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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +67.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +657.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +540% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1700% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.3% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +61.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +336% |