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Seaweed vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between seaweed and tea

  • Tea has less vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 55% more.
  • Tea is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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%
Tea
Tea
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +394.4%
Contains more IronIron +28400%
Contains more CopperCopper +1081.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +12200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +96%

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.
Seaweed
11
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%
Tea
Tea
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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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1368.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4838.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Tea DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 0µg 55%
Folate 180µg 0µg 45%
Iron 2.85mg 0.01mg 36%
Magnesium 121mg 2mg 28%
Calcium 168mg 3mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.013mg 13%
Copper 0.13mg 0.011mg 13%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.01mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.003mg 11%
Sodium 233mg 4mg 10%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.392mg 8%
Phosphorus 42mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Carbs 9.57g 0.17g 3%
Protein 1.68g 0.06g 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.032mg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 0.3mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 1kcal 2%
Potassium 89mg 18mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.56g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 8.27g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 0.02g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.001mg 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
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2700%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5529.4%
Contains more OtherOther +4306.7%
Contains more WaterWater +22.1%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.