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Seaweed vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between seaweed and cashew

  • Seaweed has more folate; however, cashew has more copper, phosphorus, manganese, iron, zinc, magnesium, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 229% more.
  • Seaweed has 7 times more folate than cashew. Seaweed has 180µg of folate, while cashew has 25µg.
  • Seaweed is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Nuts, cashew nuts, 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 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Cashew
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +354.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +141.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +641.6%
Contains more IronIron +134.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1588.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +369.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1311.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +727.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2742.9%

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 10% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
Cashew
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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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +158.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +93.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +620%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +746%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +126%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20750%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.9mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.13mg 2.195mg 229%
Phosphorus 42mg 593mg 79%
Fats 0.56g 43.85g 67%
Manganese 0.2mg 1.655mg 63%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 23.797g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 7.845g 52%
Iron 2.85mg 6.68mg 48%
Magnesium 121mg 292mg 41%
Zinc 1.23mg 5.78mg 41%
Folate 180µg 25µg 39%
Selenium 0.7µg 19.9µg 35%
Saturated fat 0.247g 7.783g 34%
Protein 1.68g 18.22g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.417mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.423mg 31%
Vitamin K 66µg 34.1µg 27%
Calories 43kcal 553kcal 26%
Potassium 89mg 660mg 17%
Calcium 168mg 37mg 13%
Sodium 233mg 12mg 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Fiber 1.3g 3.3g 8%
Carbs 9.57g 30.19g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.058mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 1.062mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.864mg 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 0.5mg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 5.91g N/A
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 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
Cashew
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18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +1468.8%
Contains more OtherOther +160.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +984.5%
Contains more FatsFats +7730.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +215.5%

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
Cashew
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20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24182.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16591.5%

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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. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.