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Wakame vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wakame and crab

  • Wakame has more manganese, folate, iron, and magnesium; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than wakame.
  • Crab has 19 times less manganese than wakame. Wakame has 1.4mg of manganese, while crab has 0.074mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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
4
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%
Crab
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +197.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +64.8%
Contains more IronIron +336%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1791.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +418%
Contains more CopperCopper +186.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +902.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +192.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6028.6%

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%
Crab
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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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +147.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +284.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +84%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +482%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3.3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Selenium 0.7µg 42.9µg 77%
Copper 0.284mg 0.814mg 59%
Manganese 1.4mg 0.074mg 58%
Folate 196µg 51µg 36%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Zinc 0.38mg 3.81mg 31%
Protein 3.03g 17.88g 30%
Phosphorus 80mg 234mg 22%
Iron 2.18mg 0.5mg 21%
Magnesium 107mg 36mg 17%
Sodium 872mg 563mg 13%
Choline 13.9mg 80.9mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.156mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.093mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 2.747mg 7%
Potassium 50mg 259mg 6%
Calcium 150mg 91mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.997mg 6%
Vitamin E 1mg 1.84mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 0.3µg 4%
Carbs 9.14g 0g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.023mg 3%
Calories 45kcal 83kcal 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 1µg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Fats 0.64g 0.74g 0%
Vitamin C 3mg 3.3mg 0%
Net carbs 8.64g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.201g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.129g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.258g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +326%
Contains more ProteinProtein +490.1%
Contains more FatsFats +15.6%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

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
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +122.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18.3%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.