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Seaweed vs. Noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between seaweed and noodles

  • Seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, magnesium, iron, and calcium; however, noodles is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Seaweed covers your daily vitamin K needs 55% more than noodles.
  • Noodles contains 47 times less sodium than seaweed. Seaweed contains 233mg of sodium, while noodles contains 5mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +476.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.2%
Contains more IronIron +93.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +89.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3314.3%

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%
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 0% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +411.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +144.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +478%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +341.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +100.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~6µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.136mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Noodles DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 0µg 55%
Selenium 0.7µg 23.9µg 42%
Folate 180µg 84µg 24%
Magnesium 121mg 21mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.289mg 20%
Iron 2.85mg 1.47mg 17%
Calcium 168mg 12mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 2.077mg 10%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Sodium 233mg 5mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.263mg 8%
Protein 1.68g 4.54g 6%
Phosphorus 42mg 76mg 5%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.315mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.17mg 5%
Calories 43kcal 138kcal 5%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.65mg 5%
Carbs 9.57g 25.16g 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Copper 0.13mg 0.098mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.552g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.046mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 89mg 38mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 25.7mg 2%
Fats 0.56g 2.07g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0.581g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0.419g 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 4IU 1%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.136mg 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 23.96g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 0.4g N/A
Fiber 1.3g 1.2g 0%
Vitamin A 6µg 6µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.121mg 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1222%
Contains more ProteinProtein +170.2%
Contains more FatsFats +269.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +162.9%

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +492.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1074.5%

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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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/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.