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Seaweed vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between seaweed and juice

  • Seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, and calcium; however, juice is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin C.
  • Seaweed covers your daily vitamin K needs 55% more than juice.
  • Juice contains 84 times less calcium than seaweed. Seaweed contains 168mg of calcium, while juice contains 2mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Beverages, Orange juice drink.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.9%
Contains more IronIron +2490.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +622.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +6050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +950%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2757.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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%
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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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4250%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +970%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4400%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +963.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Juice DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 0µg 55%
Folate 180µg 4µg 44%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.5mg 38%
Iron 2.85mg 0.11mg 34%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 5mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.38mg 28%
Magnesium 121mg 3mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.43mg 22%
Calcium 168mg 2mg 17%
Vitamin C 3mg 15mg 13%
Copper 0.13mg 0.018mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.06mg 12%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.02mg 11%
Sodium 233mg 2mg 10%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.007mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.02mg 6%
Phosphorus 42mg 4mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0.2g 4%
Protein 1.68g 0.2g 3%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0g 1%
Calories 43kcal 54kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 89mg 42mg 1%
Carbs 9.57g 13.41g 1%
Fats 0.56g 0g 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 9.36g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.01g 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
Juice
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13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +740%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +3378.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.1%
~equal in Water ~86.2g

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
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50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +880%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +370%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.