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Wakame vs. Ginger ale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wakame and ginger ale

  • Wakame is higher than ginger ale in manganese, folate, copper, magnesium, iron, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Wakame covers your daily manganese needs 60% more than ginger ale.
  • The amount of sodium in ginger ale is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale.

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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 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4900%
Contains more IronIron +1111.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1477.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +660%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10669.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Ginger ale DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 0.013mg 60%
Folate 196µg 0µg 49%
Sodium 872mg 7mg 38%
Copper 0.284mg 0.018mg 30%
Magnesium 107mg 1mg 25%
Iron 2.18mg 0.18mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0mg 18%
Calcium 150mg 3mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0mg 14%
Phosphorus 80mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin E 1mg 0mg 7%
Protein 3.03g 0g 6%
Fructose 3.7g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 0µg 4%
Choline 13.9mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0g 1%
Calories 45kcal 34kcal 1%
Fats 0.64g 0g 1%
Potassium 50mg 1mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Carbs 9.14g 8.76g 0%
Net carbs 8.64g 8.76g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 8.9g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +71900%
Contains more WaterWater +14.1%
~equal in Carbs ~8.76g

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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. Ginger ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/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.