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Wakame vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wakame and smoked salmon?

  • Wakame is richer in manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, and calcium, while smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Smoked salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 136% higher.
  • Smoked salmon has 98 times less folate than wakame. Wakame has 196µg of folate, while smoked salmon has 2µg.

We used Seaweed, wakame, raw and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked types in this comparison.

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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 13% 3.3% 15% 32% 77% 8.5% 70% 88% 2.2% 177%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +494.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1263.6%
Contains more IronIron +156.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8135.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4528.6%

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% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5200%
Contains more FolateFolate +9700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +35%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +195%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +540.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.26µg 136%
Vitamin D 0µg 17.1µg 86%
Vitamin D 0IU 685IU 86%
Manganese 1.4mg 0.017mg 60%
Selenium 0.7µg 32.4µg 58%
Folate 196µg 2µg 49%
Protein 3.03g 18.28g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.278mg 21%
Magnesium 107mg 18mg 21%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 4.72mg 20%
Iron 2.18mg 0.85mg 17%
Choline 13.9mg 89mg 14%
Calcium 150mg 11mg 14%
Phosphorus 80mg 164mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.101mg 10%
Sodium 872mg 672mg 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 23mg 8%
Copper 0.284mg 0.23mg 6%
Fats 0.64g 4.32g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 2.023g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.995g 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 0.1µg 4%
Potassium 50mg 175mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.929g 4%
Calories 45kcal 117kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.023mg 3%
Carbs 9.14g 0g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.87mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 1mg 1.35mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 26µg 1%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.31mg 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0.714mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.073g 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
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +503.3%
Contains more FatsFats +575%
~equal in Water ~72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
24% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3387.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +356.4%

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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. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/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.