Seaweed vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between seaweed and garlic
- Seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, magnesium, and iron; however, garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, selenium, copper, and phosphorus.
- Garlic covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 95% more than seaweed.
- Garlic has 60 times less folate than seaweed. Seaweed has 180µg of folate, while garlic has 3µg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Garlic, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +384% |
Contains more IronIron | +67.6% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +350.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +130% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +264.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -92.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +736% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1928.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +987.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +36.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +3782.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +5900% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +940% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +300% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +48.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +61650% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +81.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B6 | 0.002mg | 1.235mg | 95% |
Manganese | 0.2mg | 1.672mg | 64% |
Vitamin K | 66µg | 1.7µg | 54% |
Folate | 180µg | 3µg | 44% |
Vitamin C | 3mg | 31.2mg | 31% |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 14.2µg | 25% |
Magnesium | 121mg | 25mg | 23% |
Copper | 0.13mg | 0.299mg | 19% |
Phosphorus | 42mg | 153mg | 16% |
Iron | 2.85mg | 1.7mg | 14% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.05mg | 0.2mg | 13% |
Potassium | 89mg | 401mg | 9% |
Protein | 1.68g | 6.36g | 9% |
Sodium | 233mg | 17mg | 9% |
Carbs | 9.57g | 33.06g | 8% |
Vitamin E | 0.87mg | 0.08mg | 5% |
Calories | 43kcal | 149kcal | 5% |
Fiber | 1.3g | 2.1g | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.15mg | 0.11mg | 3% |
Choline | 12.8mg | 23.2mg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 6µg | 0µg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.047g | 0.249g | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.47mg | 0.7mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.642mg | 0.596mg | 1% |
Calcium | 168mg | 181mg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.247g | 0.089g | 1% |
Zinc | 1.23mg | 1.16mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.56g | 0.5g | 0% |
Net carbs | 8.27g | 30.96g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.6g | 1g | N/A |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.098g | 0.011g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.048mg | 0.066mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.055mg | 0.157mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.076mg | 0.217mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.083mg | 0.308mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.082mg | 0.273mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.025mg | 0.076mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.043mg | 0.183mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.072mg | 0.291mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.024mg | 0.113mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.004g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +12% |
Contains more WaterWater | +39.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +340.7% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +278.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +245.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +790.9% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -64% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +429.8% |