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Wakame vs. Cardamom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wakame and cardamom

  • Cardamom is higher than wakame in manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, potassium, magnesium, calcium, vitamin C, and vitamin B6.
  • Cardamom covers your daily manganese needs 1157% more than wakame.
  • Wakame contains 48 times more sodium than cardamom. While wakame contains 872mg of sodium, cardamom contains only 18mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Spices, cardamom.

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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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +114%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +155.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2138%
Contains more IronIron +540.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1865.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +122.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1900%

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.
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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Cardamom DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 28mg 1157%
Iron 2.18mg 13.97mg 147%
Fiber 0.5g 28g 110%
Zinc 0.38mg 7.47mg 64%
Folate 196µg 49%
Sodium 872mg 18mg 37%
Potassium 50mg 1119mg 31%
Magnesium 107mg 229mg 29%
Calcium 150mg 383mg 23%
Vitamin C 3mg 21mg 20%
Carbs 9.14g 68.47g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.23mg 18%
Protein 3.03g 10.76g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 14%
Phosphorus 80mg 178mg 14%
Calories 45kcal 311kcal 13%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.198mg 12%
Copper 0.284mg 0.383mg 11%
Fats 0.64g 6.7g 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.182mg 4%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 1.102mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.68g 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.87g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.43g 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 40.47g N/A
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
Contains more WaterWater +866.1%
Contains more OtherOther +24.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +255.1%
Contains more FatsFats +946.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +649.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.2%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/nutrients
  2. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.