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Wakame vs. Quince — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wakame and quince

  • Wakame is higher in folate, magnesium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, and phosphorus, yet quince is higher in vitamin C.
  • Wakame covers your daily folate needs 48% more than quince.
  • Wakame contains 218 times more sodium than quince. While wakame contains 872mg of sodium, quince contains only 4mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Quinces, raw.

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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
8
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%
Quince
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1237.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1263.6%
Contains more IronIron +211.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +850%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +370.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +294%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%

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%
Quince
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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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +760.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Quince DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 61%
Folate 196µg 3µg 48%
Sodium 872mg 4mg 38%
Magnesium 107mg 8mg 24%
Iron 2.18mg 0.7mg 19%
Copper 0.284mg 0.13mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.03mg 15%
Calcium 150mg 11mg 14%
Vitamin C 3mg 15mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.081mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0.2mg 9%
Phosphorus 80mg 17mg 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Fiber 0.5g 1.9g 6%
Protein 3.03g 0.4g 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Potassium 50mg 197mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.04mg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 2µg 2%
Carbs 9.14g 15.3g 2%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.01g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.05g 1%
Calories 45kcal 57kcal 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 13.4g N/A
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.036g 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
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
Quince
2
15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +657.5%
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more OtherOther +1700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.4%
~equal in Water ~83.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Quince
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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +61.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +336%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.3%

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.