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Wakame vs. Nattō — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wakame and nattō

  • Wakame has more folate; however, nattō has more iron, copper, zinc, potassium, fiber, vitamin K, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Nattō's daily need coverage for iron is 80% more.
  • Wakame has 125 times more sodium than nattō. Wakame has 872mg of sodium, while nattō has 7mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Natto.

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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
0
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%
Nattō
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 82% 65% 64% 323% 222% 83% 75% 0.91% 199% 48%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1358%
Contains more IronIron +294.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +134.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +697.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1157.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~115mg
~equal in Manganese ~1.528mg

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
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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Nattō
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 43% 0% 0.2% 0% 40% 44% 0% 13% 30% 0% 58% 6% 31%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +224.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +2350%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +335.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +310.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Nattō DV% diff.
Iron 2.18mg 8.6mg 80%
Folate 196µg 8µg 47%
Copper 0.284mg 0.667mg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 6.21g 40%
Sodium 872mg 7mg 38%
Protein 3.03g 19.4g 33%
Zinc 0.38mg 3.03mg 24%
Potassium 50mg 729mg 20%
Fiber 0.5g 5.4g 20%
Fats 0.64g 11g 16%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 23.1µg 15%
Selenium 0.7µg 8.8µg 15%
Phosphorus 80mg 174mg 13%
Vitamin C 3mg 13mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.13mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.215mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0mg 10%
Choline 13.9mg 57mg 8%
Calories 45kcal 211kcal 8%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.16mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.01mg 7%
Calcium 150mg 217mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.13g 1.591g 7%
Manganese 1.4mg 1.528mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 2.43g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.19mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 107mg 115mg 2%
Carbs 9.14g 12.68g 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 7.28g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 4.89g N/A
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.223mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.813mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.931mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 1.509mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 1.145mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.208mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 1.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.512mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
2
3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Nattō
3
19% 11% 13% 55% 2%
Protein: 19.4 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 12.68 g
Water: 55.02 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +45.4%
Contains more OtherOther +278.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +540.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1618.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Nattō
2
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.591 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 6.21 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4089.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2748.6%

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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. Nattō - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172443/nutrients

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

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