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Wakame vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wakame and chicken meat different?

  • Wakame has more manganese, folate, copper, and magnesium; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Wakame covers your daily need for manganese, 60% more than chicken meat.
  • Wakame has 39 times more folate than chicken meat. Wakame has 196µg of folate, while chicken meat has 5µg.
  • Chicken meat contains less sodium.

Seaweed, wakame, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.
Wakame
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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +365.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more IronIron +73%
Contains more CopperCopper +330.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +346%
Contains more ZincZinc +410.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3314.3%

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.
Wakame
Wakame
5
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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +270.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +120.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +3820%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +430.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +374.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.063mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Chicken meat DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 0.02mg 60%
Protein 3.03g 27.3g 49%
Folate 196µg 5µg 48%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 8.487mg 43%
Selenium 0.7µg 23.9µg 42%
Sodium 872mg 82mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.4mg 31%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Copper 0.284mg 0.066mg 24%
Magnesium 107mg 23mg 20%
Fats 0.64g 13.6g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 2.97g 18%
Saturated fat 0.13g 3.79g 17%
Phosphorus 80mg 182mg 15%
Zinc 0.38mg 1.94mg 14%
Calcium 150mg 15mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 5.34g 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Iron 2.18mg 1.26mg 12%
Calories 45kcal 239kcal 10%
Choline 13.9mg 65.9mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 1.03mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.168mg 5%
Potassium 50mg 223mg 5%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.27mg 5%
Vitamin A 18µg 48µg 3%
Carbs 9.14g 0g 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 2.4µg 2%
Net carbs 8.64g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 0.65g 0g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.063mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 1.061mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.02g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
Wakame
3
3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +34.6%
Contains more OtherOther +-2157.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +801%
Contains more FatsFats +2025%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
Wakame
1
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9106.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1262.4%

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.