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Seaweed vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between seaweed and ginger

  • Seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin B2, while ginger has more vitamin B6, copper, and potassium.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 55% higher.
  • Ginger contains 18 times less sodium than seaweed. Seaweed contains 233mg of sodium, while ginger contains 13mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Ginger root, 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%
Ginger
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +181.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +950%
Contains more IronIron +375%
Contains more ZincZinc +261.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +366.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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%
Ginger
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +234.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +341.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +216.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +65900%
Contains more FolateFolate +1536.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7900%
Contains more CholineCholine +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 0.1µg 55%
Folate 180µg 11µg 42%
Iron 2.85mg 0.6mg 28%
Magnesium 121mg 43mg 19%
Calcium 168mg 16mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.16mg 12%
Copper 0.13mg 0.226mg 11%
Sodium 233mg 13mg 10%
Potassium 89mg 415mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.203mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.034mg 9%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.34mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.26mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 2g 3%
Carbs 9.57g 17.77g 3%
Choline 12.8mg 28.8mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.75mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 80kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.025mg 2%
Vitamin C 3mg 5mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.154g 1%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.229mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Phosphorus 42mg 34mg 1%
Protein 1.68g 1.82g 0%
Fats 0.56g 0.75g 0%
Net carbs 8.27g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 1.7g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0.203g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more OtherOther +758.4%
Contains more FatsFats +33.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.7%
~equal in Protein ~1.82g
~equal in Water ~78.89g

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +227.7%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.