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Seaweed vs. Espresso — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between seaweed and espresso

  • Seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, iron, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, magnesium, and copper; however, espresso is higher in vitamin B3.
  • Seaweed covers your daily vitamin K needs 55% more than espresso.
  • Espresso contains 180 times less folate than seaweed. Seaweed contains 180µg of folate, while espresso contains 1µg.
  • Espresso has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared.

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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 57% 0.6% 10% 4.9% 17% 1.4% 3% 1.8% 6.5% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +51.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8300%
Contains more IronIron +2092.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +160%
Contains more ZincZinc +2360%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%

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 0.67% 0% 0.2% 0% 0.25% 41% 98% 1.7% 0.46% 0% 0.25% 0.75% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2192.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +65900%
Contains more FolateFolate +17900%
Contains more CholineCholine +392.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1007.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.002mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Espresso DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 0.1µg 55%
Caffeine 0mg 212mg 53%
Folate 180µg 1µg 45%
Iron 2.85mg 0.13mg 34%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 5.207mg 30%
Calcium 168mg 2mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.028mg 12%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.05mg 11%
Sodium 233mg 14mg 10%
Magnesium 121mg 80mg 10%
Copper 0.13mg 0.05mg 9%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.05mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.01mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Phosphorus 42mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.001mg 4%
Protein 1.68g 0.12g 3%
Carbs 9.57g 1.67g 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0.2mg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 2.6mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 9kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.177mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.18g 1%
Potassium 89mg 115mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0.092g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 1.67g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 0g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.002mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.092g 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
2% 98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 1.67 g
Water: 97.8 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1300%
Contains more FatsFats +211.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +473.1%
Contains more OtherOther +2773.9%
Contains more WaterWater +19.9%

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
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.7%

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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. Espresso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171891/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.