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Seaweed vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between seaweed and sweet and sour

  • Seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin B2; however, sweet, and sour is higher in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Seaweed covers your daily vitamin K needs 55% more than sweet and sour.
  • Sweet and sour contains 23 times less folate than seaweed. Seaweed contains 180µg of folate, while sweet, and sour contains 8µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1412.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1580%
Contains more IronIron +1257.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +280.5%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +689.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +151.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +590.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +32900%
Contains more FolateFolate +2150%
Contains more CholineCholine +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +190%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2550%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.048mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 0.2µg 55%
Folate 180µg 8µg 43%
Iron 2.85mg 0.21mg 33%
Magnesium 121mg 8mg 27%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.761mg 24%
Calcium 168mg 10mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.093mg 11%
Carbs 9.57g 38.22g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.019mg 10%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.09mg 10%
Sodium 233mg 371mg 6%
Vitamin C 3mg 8.7mg 6%
Copper 0.13mg 0.079mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.01mg 6%
Calories 43kcal 150kcal 5%
Phosphorus 42mg 7mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0.1g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.053mg 4%
Protein 1.68g 0.27g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.187mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2.4mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.02g 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 38.12g N/A
Potassium 89mg 99mg 0%
Sugar 0.6g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.048mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +522.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2700%
Contains more WaterWater +35.4%
Contains more OtherOther +441.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +299.4%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.