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Seaweed vs. Filo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between seaweed and filo

  • Seaweed has more vitamin K, magnesium, folate, and calcium; however, filo is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Seaweed covers your daily need for vitamin K, 53% more than filo.
  • Seaweed has 15 times more calcium than filo. While seaweed has 168mg of calcium, filo has only 11mg.
  • Seaweed has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seaweed, kelp, raw and Phyllo dough.

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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%
Filo
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 6.5% 120% 34% 13% 32% 63% 62% 127%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +706.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1427.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +151%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.8%
Contains more IronIron +12.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +138%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3228.6%

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%
Filo
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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 0% 0% 1.6% 0% 135% 79% 76% 18% 6.9% 0% 6.3% 66% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +987.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2540%
Contains more FolateFolate +104.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +85.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +982%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +766.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Filo DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 2.5µg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.541mg 41%
Selenium 0.7µg 23.3µg 41%
Magnesium 121mg 15mg 25%
Folate 180µg 88µg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 4.073mg 23%
Calcium 168mg 11mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.341mg 15%
Carbs 9.57g 52.6g 14%
Calories 43kcal 299kcal 13%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.476mg 12%
Protein 1.68g 7.1g 11%
Sodium 233mg 483mg 11%
Fats 0.56g 6g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 3.149g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.302mg 7%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.49mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.923g 6%
Saturated fat 0.247g 1.47g 6%
Phosphorus 42mg 75mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.08mg 5%
Iron 2.85mg 3.21mg 5%
Copper 0.13mg 0.101mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.03mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.9g 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Choline 12.8mg 6.9mg 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 50.7g N/A
Potassium 89mg 74mg 0%
Sugar 0.6g 0.18g N/A
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.194mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.49mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.158mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.126mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.359mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.286mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.159mg 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
Filo
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7% 6% 53% 33% 2%
Protein: 7.1 g
Fats: 6 g
Carbs: 52.6 g
Water: 32.6 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +150.2%
Contains more OtherOther +288.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +322.6%
Contains more FatsFats +971.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +449.6%

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
Filo
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27% 57% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.47 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.923 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3113.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1863.8%

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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. Filo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172791/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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