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Wakame vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wakame and jalapeño different?

  • Wakame has more manganese, folate, copper, iron, and magnesium; however, jalapeño is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, and vitamin A.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily need for vitamin C, 128% more than wakame.
  • Wakame has 291 times more sodium than jalapeño. Wakame has 872mg of sodium, while jalapeño has 3mg.

Seaweed, wakame, raw and Peppers, jalapeno, raw 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
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% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +613.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1150%
Contains more IronIron +772%
Contains more CopperCopper +517.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +171.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +207.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1343.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +396%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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
Wakame
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 10% 0% 6% 20% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 395% 0% 18% 72% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +625.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3853.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +258%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20850%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +249.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3mg 118.6mg 128%
Manganese 1.4mg 0.097mg 57%
Folate 196µg 27µg 42%
Sodium 872mg 3mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.419mg 32%
Copper 0.284mg 0.046mg 26%
Iron 2.18mg 0.25mg 24%
Magnesium 107mg 15mg 22%
Vitamin E 1mg 3.58mg 17%
Calcium 150mg 12mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.07mg 12%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 18.5µg 11%
Fiber 0.5g 2.8g 9%
Phosphorus 80mg 26mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.315mg 8%
Potassium 50mg 248mg 6%
Protein 3.03g 0.91g 4%
Vitamin A 18µg 54µg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.14mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 1.28mg 2%
Calories 45kcal 29kcal 1%
Carbs 9.14g 6.5g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Choline 13.9mg 7.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.112g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.7g 3.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 149kcal 319kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 222g 345g N/A
Fats 0.64g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 8.64g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 4.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.029g 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
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
Wakame
4
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% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +233%
Contains more FatsFats +73%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1258.5%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
Wakame
2
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.2%

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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. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/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.