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Seaweed vs. Edible mushroom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between seaweed and edible mushroom

  • Seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, and calcium; however, edible mushroom is higher in copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and selenium.
  • Seaweed covers your daily vitamin K needs 55% more than edible mushroom.
  • Edible mushroom contains 56 times less calcium than seaweed. Seaweed contains 168mg of calcium, while edible mushroom contains 3mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Mushrooms, white, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 0.9% 28% 19% 106% 14% 37% 0.65% 6.1% 51%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1244.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5500%
Contains more IronIron +470%
Contains more ZincZinc +136.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +325.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +257.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +144.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1228.6%

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 7% 0% 0.2% 3% 20% 93% 68% 90% 24% 5% 0% 13% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +958.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +168%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +667.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Edible mushroom DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 0µg 55%
Folate 180µg 17µg 41%
Iron 2.85mg 0.5mg 29%
Magnesium 121mg 9mg 27%
Copper 0.13mg 0.318mg 21%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 3.607mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.402mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 1.497mg 17%
Calcium 168mg 3mg 17%
Selenium 0.7µg 9.3µg 16%
Sodium 233mg 5mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.104mg 8%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.047mg 7%
Potassium 89mg 318mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.01mg 6%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.52mg 6%
Phosphorus 42mg 86mg 6%
Protein 1.68g 3.09g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.081mg 3%
Carbs 9.57g 3.26g 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 17.3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0.05g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.16g 1%
Calories 43kcal 22kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Fiber 1.3g 1g 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 7IU 1%
Vitamin C 3mg 2.1mg 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.34g 0%
Net carbs 8.27g 2.26g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 1.98g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.12mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.085mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.057mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 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% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.09 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 3.26 g
Water: 92.45 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +64.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +193.6%
Contains more OtherOther +668.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +83.9%
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%

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
24% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +240.4%

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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. Edible mushroom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169251/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.