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Seaweed vs. Olive oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are seaweed and olive oil different?

  • Seaweed is richer in folate, magnesium, iron, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and zinc, while olive oil is higher in vitamin E.
  • Olive oil covers your daily need for vitamin E, 90% more than seaweed.
  • Seaweed is lower in saturated fat.

Seaweed, kelp, raw and Oil, olive, salad or cooking types were used in this article.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.09% 21% 0% 0% 0% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8800%
Contains more IronIron +408.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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%
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% 0% 287% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 151% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1549.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~60.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Olive oil DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 72.961g 182%
Fats 0.56g 100g 153%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 14.35mg 90%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 10.523g 70%
Saturated fat 0.247g 13.808g 62%
Folate 180µg 0µg 45%
Calories 43kcal 884kcal 42%
Iron 2.85mg 0.56mg 29%
Magnesium 121mg 0mg 29%
Calcium 168mg 1mg 17%
Copper 0.13mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0mg 12%
Zinc 1.23mg 0mg 11%
Sodium 233mg 2mg 10%
Manganese 0.2mg 0mg 9%
Phosphorus 42mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin K 66µg 60.2µg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Protein 1.68g 0g 3%
Potassium 89mg 1mg 3%
Carbs 9.57g 0g 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0mg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 0g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +17757.1%

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
14% 75% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.808 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 72.961 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.523 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22289.4%

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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. Olive oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171413/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.