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Wakame vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between wakame and sugar

  • Wakame is richer than sugar in manganese, folate, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for wakame is 61% higher.
  • Sugar contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Sugars, granulated.

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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%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2400%
Contains more IronIron +4260%
Contains more CopperCopper +3957.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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
11
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%
Sugar
0
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% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 0.004mg 61%
Folate 196µg 0µg 49%
Sodium 872mg 1mg 38%
Copper 0.284mg 0.007mg 31%
Carbs 9.14g 99.98g 30%
Iron 2.18mg 0.05mg 27%
Magnesium 107mg 0mg 25%
Calories 45kcal 387kcal 17%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.019mg 16%
Calcium 150mg 1mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0mg 14%
Phosphorus 80mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin E 1mg 0mg 7%
Protein 3.03g 0g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 0µg 4%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.01mg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0g 1%
Fats 0.64g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0g 1%
Potassium 50mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 99.8g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0g 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
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
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +399850%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +993.9%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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