Seaweed vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are seaweed and olive different?
- Seaweed is richer in vitamin K, folate, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, zinc, calcium, and manganese, while olive is higher in copper.
- Seaweed covers your daily need for vitamin K, 54% more than olive.
- Seaweed is lower in sodium.
Seaweed, kelp, raw and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) types were used 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +2925% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +90.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1012.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +459.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1300% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -68.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +900% |
Contains more IronIron | +15.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +93.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +28.6% |
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 CVitamin C | +233.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1566.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1170.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +4180% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +4614.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +24.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +233.3% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +89.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +350% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin K | 66µg | 1.4µg | 54% |
Folate | 180µg | 0µg | 45% |
Magnesium | 121mg | 4mg | 28% |
Sodium | 233mg | 735mg | 22% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.098g | 7.888g | 19% |
Fats | 0.56g | 10.68g | 16% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.642mg | 0.015mg | 13% |
Copper | 0.13mg | 0.251mg | 13% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.15mg | 0mg | 12% |
Zinc | 1.23mg | 0.22mg | 9% |
Manganese | 0.2mg | 0.02mg | 8% |
Calcium | 168mg | 88mg | 8% |
Fiber | 1.3g | 3.2g | 8% |
Iron | 2.85mg | 3.3mg | 6% |
Phosphorus | 42mg | 3mg | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.047g | 0.911g | 6% |
Saturated fat | 0.247g | 1.415g | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.87mg | 1.65mg | 5% |
Calories | 43kcal | 115kcal | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.05mg | 0.003mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.47mg | 0.037mg | 3% |
Protein | 1.68g | 0.84g | 2% |
Potassium | 89mg | 8mg | 2% |
Vitamin C | 3mg | 0.9mg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 6µg | 20µg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.002mg | 0.009mg | 1% |
Carbs | 9.57g | 6.26g | 1% |
Net carbs | 8.27g | 3.06g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.6g | 0g | N/A |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.9µg | 0% |
Choline | 12.8mg | 10.3mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.048mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.055mg | 0.026mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.076mg | 0.031mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.083mg | 0.05mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.082mg | 0.032mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.025mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.043mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.072mg | 0.038mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.024mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.004g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +100% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +52.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +196.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1807.1% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -82.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +7949% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1838.3% |