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Seaweed vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between seaweed and soy milk

  • Seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B2; however, soy milk is higher in selenium and vitamin B6.
  • Seaweed covers your daily vitamin K needs 53% more than soy milk.
  • Soy milk contains 10 times less zinc than seaweed. Seaweed contains 1.23mg of zinc, while soy milk contains 0.12mg.
  • Soy milk has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified.

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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 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +384%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +572%
Contains more IronIron +345.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +925%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +585.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.128mg

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% 0% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +690.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2100%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3750%
Contains more CholineCholine +84.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.513mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Soy milk DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 3µg 53%
Folate 180µg 18µg 41%
Iron 2.85mg 0.64mg 28%
Magnesium 121mg 25mg 23%
Calcium 168mg 25mg 14%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.12mg 10%
Sodium 233mg 51mg 8%
Selenium 0.7µg 4.8µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.077mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.961g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.069mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.373mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.11mg 5%
Protein 1.68g 3.27g 3%
Fiber 1.3g 0.6g 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 23.6mg 2%
Fats 0.56g 1.75g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0.401g 1%
Calories 43kcal 54kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.06mg 1%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.223mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Phosphorus 42mg 52mg 1%
Potassium 89mg 118mg 1%
Carbs 9.57g 6.28g 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 3.99g N/A
Copper 0.13mg 0.128mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.513mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0.205g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.108mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.186mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.113mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.117mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.061mg 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
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.4%
Contains more OtherOther +916.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.6%
Contains more FatsFats +212.5%
~equal in Water ~88.05g

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
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +309.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1944.7%

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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. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.