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Wakame vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wakame and cornmeal

  • Wakame has more manganese, copper, magnesium, and calcium, while cornmeal has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Wakame's daily need coverage for manganese is 53% higher.
  • Cornmeal contains 125 times less sodium than wakame. Wakame contains 872mg of sodium, while cornmeal contains 7mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow.

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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 23% 0.9% 13% 164% 25% 18% 42% 0.91% 23% 57%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +234.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4900%
Contains more CopperCopper +273.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +704.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +184%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%

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% 3.7% 2.4% 0% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +190.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +818.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +210.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~209µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Cornmeal DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 0.174mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.551mg 41%
Sodium 872mg 7mg 38%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Iron 2.18mg 4.36mg 27%
Copper 0.284mg 0.076mg 23%
Carbs 9.14g 79.45g 23%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 4.968mg 21%
Selenium 0.7µg 10.5µg 18%
Magnesium 107mg 32mg 18%
Calories 45kcal 370kcal 16%
Calcium 150mg 3mg 15%
Fiber 0.5g 3.9g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.182mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.382mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.24mg 9%
Protein 3.03g 7.11g 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.12mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.828g 4%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 0µg 4%
Folate 196µg 209µg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Phosphorus 80mg 99mg 3%
Potassium 50mg 142mg 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.66mg 3%
Fats 0.64g 1.75g 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 11µg 1%
Choline 13.9mg 8.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.39g 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 1.61g N/A
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.22g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 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
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more WaterWater +615.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1311.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +134.7%
Contains more FatsFats +173.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +769.3%

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
15% 27% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.828 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +572.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +279.8%

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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. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/nutrients

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

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