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Shallot vs. Spirulina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shallots and spirulina

  • Shallots have more vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin C, phosphorus, and folate; however, spirulina is higher in copper, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Spirulina covers your daily need for copper, 57% more than shallots.
  • Shallots have 10 times more vitamin B6 than spirulina. While shallots have 0.345mg of vitamin B6, spirulina has only 0.034mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Shallots, raw and Seaweed, spirulina, raw.

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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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +208.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +163%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +445.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%
Contains more IronIron +132.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +578.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 27% 0% 0% 0.8% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3% 0% 1% 9.8% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +788.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +914.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +277.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1125%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +270%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +498%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +212.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Spirulina DV% diff.
Copper 0.088mg 0.597mg 57%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.342mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.034mg 24%
Iron 1.2mg 2.79mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.222mg 14%
Fiber 3.2g 0.4g 11%
Vitamin C 8mg 0.9mg 8%
Protein 2.5g 5.92g 7%
Phosphorus 60mg 11mg 7%
Potassium 334mg 127mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.196mg 6%
Folate 34µg 9µg 6%
Carbs 16.8g 2.42g 5%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.186mg 5%
Sodium 12mg 98mg 4%
Calcium 37mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.49mg 3%
Calories 72kcal 26kcal 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.2mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.325mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 2.5µg 1%
Choline 11.3mg 6.5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.135g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.5g 23g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 288kcal 44kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 139g 385g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 2.02g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 7.87g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.034g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.106g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.331mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.509mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.312mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.118mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.286mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.362mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.112mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +594.2%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +136.8%
Contains more FatsFats +290%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +142.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +171.8%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients
  2. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.