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Star anise vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are star anise and nori different?

  • Star anise is richer in iron, copper, calcium, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B6, while nori is higher in vitamin A.
  • Star anise covers your daily need for iron, 440% more than nori.
  • Star anise contains 85 times more magnesium than nori. Star anise contains 170mg of magnesium, while nori contains 2mg.

Spices, anise seed and Seaweed, laver, raw types were used 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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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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% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +8400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +822.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +304.8%
Contains more IronIron +1953.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +244.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +404.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +658.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +132.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +614.3%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +246.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +308.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1525%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1360%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Nori DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 1.8mg 440%
Copper 0.91mg 0.264mg 72%
Calcium 646mg 70mg 58%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.988mg 57%
Fiber 14.6g 0.3g 57%
Phosphorus 440mg 58mg 55%
Magnesium 170mg 2mg 40%
Zinc 5.3mg 1.05mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.159mg 38%
Folate 10µg 146µg 34%
Potassium 1441mg 356mg 32%
Vitamin A 16µg 260µg 27%
Protein 17.6g 5.81g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.025g 24%
Fats 15.9g 0.28g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.11g 20%
Vitamin C 21mg 39mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.098mg 20%
Calories 337kcal 35kcal 15%
Carbs 50.02g 5.11g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.446mg 12%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 1.47mg 10%
Selenium 5µg 0.7µg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.521mg 6%
Vitamin K 4µg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.061g 2%
Sodium 16mg 48mg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 0.49g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
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6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +202.9%
Contains more FatsFats +5578.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +878.9%
Contains more OtherOther +84.1%
Contains more WaterWater +791.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39020%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2763.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.6%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/nutrients
  2. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.