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Seaweed vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between seaweed and longan?

  • Seaweed is higher in iron, magnesium, calcium, zinc, and manganese, yet longan is higher in vitamin C and potassium.
  • Longan's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 90% more.

We used Seaweed, kelp, raw and Longans, raw types in this article.

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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 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16700%
Contains more IronIron +2092.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2360%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +284.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +198.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +30%
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.
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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3mg 84mg 90%
Vitamin K 66µg 55%
Folate 180µg 45%
Iron 2.85mg 0.13mg 34%
Magnesium 121mg 10mg 26%
Calcium 168mg 1mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 13%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.05mg 11%
Sodium 233mg 0mg 10%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.052mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 6%
Potassium 89mg 266mg 5%
Copper 0.13mg 0.169mg 4%
Phosphorus 42mg 21mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.031mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Carbs 9.57g 15.14g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.14mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.3mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 60kcal 1%
Protein 1.68g 1.31g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Fiber 1.3g 1.1g 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 0.6g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.012mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 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
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.2%
Contains more FatsFats +460%
Contains more OtherOther +844.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.2%
~equal in Water ~82.75g

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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.