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Wakame vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between wakame and soba

  • Wakame is richer than soba in folate, manganese, copper, magnesium, iron, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for wakame is 47% higher.
  • Wakame contains 38 times more calcium than soba. Wakame contains 150mg of calcium, while soba contains 4mg.
  • Soba contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked.

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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
9
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%
Soba
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1088.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42.9%
Contains more IronIron +354.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +3450%
Contains more ZincZinc +216.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +220%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +274.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%

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%
Soba
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +784.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +213.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +196.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2700%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Soba DV% diff.
Folate 196µg 7µg 47%
Manganese 1.4mg 0.374mg 45%
Sodium 872mg 60mg 35%
Copper 0.284mg 0.008mg 31%
Magnesium 107mg 9mg 23%
Iron 2.18mg 0.48mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.026mg 16%
Calcium 150mg 4mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.235mg 9%
Phosphorus 80mg 25mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0.51mg 7%
Carbs 9.14g 21.44g 4%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Protein 3.03g 5.06g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.04mg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Calories 45kcal 99kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.094mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.12mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.019g 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.1g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.031g 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 21.44g N/A
Potassium 50mg 35mg 0%
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.119mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g 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
Soba
2
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more OtherOther +1746.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +67%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +134.6%
~equal in Water ~73.01g

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
Soba
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +123.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +603.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.4%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.