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Seaweed vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between seaweed and butterscotch

  • Butterscotch has less vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Seaweed covers your daily vitamin K needs 55% more than butterscotch.
  • Seaweed has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Candies, butterscotch.

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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.
Seaweed
Seaweed
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2866.7%
Contains more IronIron +28400%
Contains more CopperCopper +12900%
Contains more ZincZinc +1266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19900%
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.
Seaweed
Seaweed
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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% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +837.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15950%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +21900%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Butterscotch DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 0.3µg 55%
Folate 180µg 0µg 45%
Iron 2.85mg 0.01mg 36%
Magnesium 121mg 0mg 29%
Carbs 9.57g 90.4g 27%
Calories 43kcal 391kcal 17%
Calcium 168mg 4mg 16%
Copper 0.13mg 0.001mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.004mg 13%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.09mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.016mg 10%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.001mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.247g 2.065g 8%
Sodium 233mg 391mg 7%
Phosphorus 42mg 1mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.09mg 5%
Fats 0.56g 3.3g 4%
Protein 1.68g 0.03g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.002mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.012mg 3%
Potassium 89mg 3mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0.845g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 28µg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 0.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.122g 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 80.46g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5500%
Contains more WaterWater +1453.9%
Contains more OtherOther +548%
Contains more FatsFats +489.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +844.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +762.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159.6%

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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. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/nutrients
  2. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.