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Table salt vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between table salt and wakame?

  • Wakame has more manganese, folate, copper, magnesium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, calcium, and phosphorus than table salt.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1647% higher.
  • Wakame is lower in sodium.

We used Salt, table and Seaweed, wakame, raw types in this comparison.

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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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +525%
Contains more IronIron +560.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +846.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +280%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Table salt Wakame DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 872mg 1647%
Manganese 0.1mg 1.4mg 57%
Folate 0µg 196µg 49%
Copper 0.03mg 0.284mg 28%
Magnesium 1mg 107mg 25%
Iron 0.33mg 2.18mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.23mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.697mg 14%
Calcium 24mg 150mg 13%
Phosphorus 0mg 80mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.6mg 10%
Vitamin E 0mg 1mg 7%
Protein 0g 3.03g 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.3µg 4%
Carbs 0g 9.14g 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.38mg 3%
Choline 0mg 13.9mg 3%
Calories 0kcal 45kcal 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.64g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.13g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.218g 1%
Potassium 8mg 50mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.65g N/A
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more OtherOther +1286.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +39895%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/nutrients
  2. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.