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Seaweed vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between seaweed and soba

  • Seaweed has more folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5; however, soba is richer in manganese.
  • Seaweed covers your daily folate needs 43% more than soba.
  • Soba has 42 times less calcium than seaweed. Seaweed has 168mg of calcium, while soba has 4mg.
  • Soba contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Noodles, japanese, soba, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1244.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.3%
Contains more IronIron +493.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1525%
Contains more ZincZinc +925%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +476.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2471.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +88%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.51mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Soba DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 55%
Folate 180µg 7µg 43%
Iron 2.85mg 0.48mg 30%
Magnesium 121mg 9mg 27%
Calcium 168mg 4mg 16%
Copper 0.13mg 0.008mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.026mg 10%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.12mg 10%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.374mg 8%
Sodium 233mg 60mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.235mg 8%
Protein 1.68g 5.06g 7%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Carbs 9.57g 21.44g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.094mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.04mg 3%
Calories 43kcal 99kcal 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Phosphorus 42mg 25mg 2%
Potassium 89mg 35mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.1g 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0.019g 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 0.6g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.51mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.119mg 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
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +460%
Contains more WaterWater +11.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1594.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +201.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +124%

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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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +276.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.3%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.