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Wakame vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wakame and croissant different?

  • Wakame has more manganese, folate, copper, magnesium, and calcium; however, croissant is richer in selenium and vitamin B1.
  • Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than wakame.
  • Wakame has 7 times more magnesium than croissant. Wakame has 107mg of magnesium, while croissant has 16mg.
  • Croissant contains less sodium.

Seaweed, wakame, raw and Croissants, butter 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
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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 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +568.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +305.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +255%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +324.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +136%
Contains more ZincZinc +97.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3142.9%
~equal in Iron ~2.03mg

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 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +19%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +194.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +122.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1044.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +546.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +179.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.241mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.13g 11.659g 52%
Manganese 1.4mg 0.33mg 47%
Selenium 0.7µg 22.7µg 40%
Fats 0.64g 21g 31%
Folate 196µg 88µg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.388mg 27%
Copper 0.284mg 0.08mg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Magnesium 107mg 16mg 22%
Vitamin A 18µg 206µg 21%
Sodium 872mg 467mg 18%
Calories 45kcal 406kcal 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 5.525g 14%
Carbs 9.14g 45.8g 12%
Calcium 150mg 37mg 11%
Protein 3.03g 8.2g 10%
Fiber 0.5g 2.6g 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 1.094g 6%
Choline 13.9mg 38.8mg 5%
Phosphorus 80mg 105mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 2.188mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.058mg 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.861mg 3%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 1.8µg 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.75mg 3%
Potassium 50mg 118mg 2%
Iron 2.18mg 2.03mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.241mg 1%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.84mg 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g 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
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +244.8%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more ProteinProtein +170.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3181.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +401.1%

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
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9425.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +401.8%

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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. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/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.