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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.
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 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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.
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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Olive DV% diff.
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
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.9%
Contains more OtherOther +196.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1807.1%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

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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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7949%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1838.3%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.