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Spirulina vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spirulina and vegetable

  • Spirulina has more copper, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, vegetable is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Vegetable covers your daily vitamin A needs 84% more than spirulina.
  • Vegetable has 7 times less copper than spirulina. Spirulina has 0.597mg of copper, while vegetable has 0.083mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, spirulina, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more IronIron +240.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +619.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +145%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +363.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +103.8%

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 3% 0% 1% 9.8% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8%
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 11% 0% 71% 7.6% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +212.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +255.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +117.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +840%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spirulina Vegetable DV% diff.
Copper 0.597mg 0.083mg 57%
Iron 2.79mg 0.82mg 25%
Vitamin A 3µg 214µg 23%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 23.5µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.342mg 0.12mg 17%
Fiber 0.4g 4.4g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.222mg 0.071mg 13%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.379mg 8%
Protein 5.92g 2.86g 6%
Phosphorus 11mg 51mg 6%
Carbs 2.42g 13.09g 4%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 3.2mg 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.49mg 3%
Sodium 98mg 35mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.325mg 0.151mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.074mg 3%
Folate 9µg 19µg 3%
Choline 6.5mg 24.1mg 3%
Calories 26kcal 65kcal 2%
Vitamin B3 1.196mg 0.851mg 2%
Magnesium 19mg 22mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 25mg 1%
Potassium 127mg 169mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.38mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 23g 4.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 44kcal 227kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 385g 154g N/A
Fats 0.39g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 2.02g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 3.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.135g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.106g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.331mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.509mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.312mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.118mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.286mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.362mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +107%
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +440.9%
Contains more OtherOther +11.7%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +240%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.