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Spirulina vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spirulina and pickled cucumber?

  • Spirulina is higher in copper, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5, yet pickled cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
  • Spirulina's daily need coverage for copper is 57% more.
  • The amount of sodium in spirulina is lower.

We used Seaweed, spirulina, raw and Pickles, cucumber, sour types in this article.

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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 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +375%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +452.2%
Contains more IronIron +597.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +602.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1590.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%

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 3% 1% 9.8% 0% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8% 3.5%
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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +444.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3320%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +755.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +277.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +80.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1780%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spirulina Pickled cucumber DV% diff.
Copper 0.597mg 0.085mg 57%
Sodium 98mg 1208mg 48%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 47µg 37%
Iron 2.79mg 0.4mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.342mg 0.01mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.222mg 0mg 19%
Protein 5.92g 0.33g 11%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.011mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.196mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.325mg 0.038mg 6%
Magnesium 19mg 4mg 4%
Potassium 127mg 23mg 3%
Fiber 0.4g 1.2g 3%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.09mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.009mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.02mg 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Choline 6.5mg 3.6mg 1%
Calories 26kcal 11kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 10µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.2g 0%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 1mg 0%
Carbs 2.42g 2.26g 0%
Net carbs 2.02g 1.06g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 1.06g N/A
Phosphorus 11mg 14mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.135g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.106g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.331mg 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.509mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.312mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.118mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.286mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.362mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 g
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1693.9%
Contains more FatsFats +95%
Contains more OtherOther +421.7%
~equal in Carbs ~2.26g
~equal in Water ~94.08g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 g
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1033.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.5%

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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. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/nutrients
  2. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.