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Wakame vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wakame and sugar substitute different?

  • Wakame has more manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and phosphorus; however, sugar substitute is richer in calcium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily need for calcium, 73% more than wakame.
  • Wakame has 64 times more manganese than sugar substitute. Wakame has 1.4mg of manganese, while sugar substitute has 0.022mg.
  • Sugar substitute contains less sodium.

Seaweed, wakame, raw and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown types were 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
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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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1683.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.2%
Contains more IronIron +1262.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +3957.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +850%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +486%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.4%

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% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +771.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 150mg 879mg 73%
Manganese 1.4mg 0.022mg 60%
Folate 196µg 49%
Copper 0.284mg 0.007mg 31%
Carbs 9.14g 84.77g 25%
Iron 2.18mg 0.16mg 25%
Magnesium 107mg 6mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.015mg 17%
Calories 45kcal 347kcal 15%
Sodium 872mg 572mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.08mg 12%
Phosphorus 80mg 8mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 10%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.015mg 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.04mg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Protein 3.03g 2.06g 2%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 1%
Fats 0.64g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.13g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.015mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 84.17g N/A
Potassium 50mg 39mg 0%
Sugar 0.65g 4.03g N/A
Fiber 0.5g 0.6g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 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 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +775.2%
Contains more OtherOther +78.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +827.5%

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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 substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.