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Wakame vs. Shark fin soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wakame and shark fin soup different?

  • Wakame has more manganese, folate, magnesium, copper, iron, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, and phosphorus than shark fin soup.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for wakame is 60% higher.
  • Wakame contains 22 times more folate than shark fin soup. While wakame contains 196µg of folate, shark fin soup contains only 9µg.
  • Shark fin soup has less sodium.

Seaweed, wakame, raw and Soup, shark fin, restaurant-prepared are the varieties 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
7
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 5% 3% 4.7% 35% 36% 22% 9% 65% 3.1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1428.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more IronIron +131.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +163%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +281%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5733.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.5%
~equal in Potassium ~53mg

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
10
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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 6.8% 9% 9.2% 7.8% 6% 24% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +489.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +224.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +436.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2077.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Shark fin soup DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 0.024mg 60%
Folate 196µg 9µg 47%
Magnesium 107mg 7mg 24%
Copper 0.284mg 0.108mg 20%
Sodium 872mg 501mg 16%
Iron 2.18mg 0.94mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.039mg 15%
Calcium 150mg 10mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.13mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.19µg 8%
Phosphorus 80mg 21mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0.493mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.82mg 4%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.027mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0.1mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.501g 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 9.14g 3.8g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.026mg 2%
Fats 0.64g 2g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.583g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.341g 1%
Calories 45kcal 46kcal 0%
Protein 3.03g 3.2g 0%
Net carbs 8.64g 3.8g N/A
Potassium 50mg 53mg 0%
Sugar 0.65g N/A
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 0.086g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.042g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
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
3% 2% 4% 90%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 2 g
Carbs: 3.8 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.5%
Contains more OtherOther +727.6%
Contains more FatsFats +212.5%
Contains more WaterWater +12.7%
~equal in Protein ~3.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
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
35% 41% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.501 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.341 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +905.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.4%

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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. Shark fin soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174532/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.