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Wakame vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wakame and brunost

  • Wakame has more manganese and folate; however, brunost is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, and selenium.
  • Brunost covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 101% more than wakame.
  • Brunost has 39 times less folate than wakame. Wakame has 196µg of folate, while brunost has 5µg.
  • Wakame contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Cheese, gjetost.

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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 50% 120% 124% 20% 27% 31% 190% 78% 5.2% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.9%
Contains more IronIron +319.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +255%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2718%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +455%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1971.4%

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 0% 111% 0% 0% 79% 319% 15% 201% 63% 303% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3820%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1755.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +425%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +380.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13450%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Brunost DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.42µg 101%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 1.382mg 89%
Saturated fat 0.13g 19.16g 87%
Manganese 1.4mg 0.04mg 59%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 3.351mg 53%
Phosphorus 80mg 444mg 52%
Folate 196µg 5µg 48%
Fats 0.64g 29.51g 44%
Potassium 50mg 1409mg 40%
Vitamin A 18µg 334µg 35%
Cholesterol 0mg 94mg 31%
Calcium 150mg 400mg 25%
Selenium 0.7µg 14.5µg 25%
Copper 0.284mg 0.08mg 23%
Calories 45kcal 466kcal 21%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.271mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.315mg 21%
Iron 2.18mg 0.52mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 7.879g 20%
Protein 3.03g 9.65g 13%
Sodium 872mg 600mg 12%
Carbs 9.14g 42.65g 11%
Magnesium 107mg 70mg 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Zinc 0.38mg 1.14mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.938g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0.813mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Net carbs 8.64g 42.65g N/A
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.293mg 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
10% 30% 43% 13% 5%
Protein: 9.65 g
Fats: 29.51 g
Carbs: 42.65 g
Water: 13.44 g
Other: 4.75 g
Contains more WaterWater +495.2%
Contains more OtherOther +51.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +218.5%
Contains more FatsFats +4510.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +366.6%

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
68% 28% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.938 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13484.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +330.3%

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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. Brunost - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171240/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.