Seaweed vs. Fish oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between seaweed and fish oil
- Fish oil has less folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and zinc.
- Fish oil covers your daily cholesterol needs 255% more than seaweed.
- Seaweed has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Fish oil, herring.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
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 Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 766mg | 255% |
Fats | 0.56g | 100g | 153% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.098g | 56.564g | 141% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.047g | 15.604g | 104% |
Saturated fat | 0.247g | 21.29g | 96% |
Vitamin K | 66µg | 55% | |
Folate | 180µg | 0µg | 45% |
Calories | 43kcal | 902kcal | 43% |
Iron | 2.85mg | 0mg | 36% |
Magnesium | 121mg | 0mg | 29% |
Calcium | 168mg | 0mg | 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 | 0mg | 10% |
Manganese | 0.2mg | 0mg | 9% |
Vitamin E | 0.87mg | 6% | |
Phosphorus | 42mg | 0mg | 6% |
Fiber | 1.3g | 0g | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.05mg | 0mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 3mg | 0mg | 3% |
Potassium | 89mg | 0mg | 3% |
Carbs | 9.57g | 0g | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.47mg | 0mg | 3% |
Protein | 1.68g | 0g | 3% |
Choline | 12.8mg | 2% | |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 0µg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 6µg | 0µg | 1% |
Net carbs | 8.27g | 0g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.6g | N/A | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.002mg | 0mg | 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 | 6.273g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 4.206g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.619g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +57618.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +33100% |