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Seaweed vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between seaweed and soft serve

  • Seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, and copper, while soft serve has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 54% higher.
  • Soft serve contains 20 times less folate than seaweed. Seaweed contains 180µg of folate, while soft serve contains 9µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in seaweed is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +908.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.2%
Contains more IronIron +1257.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +136.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +328.6%

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%
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +275%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +394.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +103.1%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.049mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Soft serve DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 0.9µg 54%
Folate 180µg 9µg 43%
Saturated fat 0.247g 7.46g 33%
Iron 2.85mg 0.21mg 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Magnesium 121mg 12mg 26%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0.56g 13g 19%
Vitamin A 6µg 162µg 17%
Copper 0.13mg 0.03mg 11%
Phosphorus 42mg 116mg 11%
Calories 43kcal 222kcal 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 3.49g 8%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.005mg 8%
Sodium 233mg 61mg 7%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.52mg 6%
Protein 1.68g 4.1g 5%
Carbs 9.57g 22.2g 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Calcium 168mg 131mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.048mg 4%
Selenium 0.7µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.506mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.46g 3%
Potassium 89mg 177mg 3%
Fiber 1.3g 0.7g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.182mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.61mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin C 3mg 0.8mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.095mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 21.16g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.049mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +36.4%
Contains more OtherOther +634.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +144%
Contains more FatsFats +2221.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +132%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3461.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +878.7%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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