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Wakame vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wakame and cottage cheese

  • Wakame has more manganese, folate, copper, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B3, while cottage cheese has more vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Wakame's daily need coverage for manganese is 61% higher.
  • Cottage cheese contains 31 times less iron than wakame. Wakame contains 2.18mg of iron, while cottage cheese contains 0.07mg.
  • The amount of sodium in cottage cheese is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd.

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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
5
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 5.7% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1237.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80.7%
Contains more IronIron +3014.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +879.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +69900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1285.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.4mg

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
8
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 0% 12% 1.6% 1.5% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +41.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1516.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +32.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 0.002mg 61%
Folate 196µg 12µg 46%
Copper 0.284mg 0.029mg 28%
Iron 2.18mg 0.07mg 26%
Magnesium 107mg 8mg 24%
Sodium 872mg 364mg 22%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.43µg 18%
Selenium 0.7µg 9.7µg 16%
Protein 3.03g 11.12g 16%
Phosphorus 80mg 159mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0.099mg 9%
Calcium 150mg 83mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.13g 1.718g 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Fats 0.64g 4.3g 6%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.163mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.557mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.027mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.046mg 3%
Calories 45kcal 98kcal 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.778g 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 37µg 2%
Potassium 50mg 104mg 2%
Carbs 9.14g 3.38g 2%
Choline 13.9mg 18.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.123g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 0.65g 2.67g N/A
Zinc 0.38mg 0.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.326mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g 0g 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% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +170.4%
Contains more OtherOther +410.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +267%
Contains more FatsFats +571.9%
~equal in Water ~79.79g

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
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1241.4%

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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. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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