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Wakame vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wakame and tea?

  • Wakame has more folate, manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, and phosphorus than tea.
  • Wakame's daily need coverage for folate is 49% higher.
  • Tea has 218 times less sodium than wakame. Wakame has 872mg of sodium, while tea has 4mg.

We used Seaweed, wakame, raw and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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
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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +177.8%
Contains more IronIron +21700%
Contains more CopperCopper +2481.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +3700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +257.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%

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%
Tea
Tea
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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 +7566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5261.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4533.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Tea DV% diff.
Folate 196µg 0µg 49%
Manganese 1.4mg 0.392mg 44%
Sodium 872mg 4mg 38%
Copper 0.284mg 0.011mg 30%
Iron 2.18mg 0.01mg 27%
Magnesium 107mg 2mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.003mg 17%
Calcium 150mg 3mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.013mg 14%
Phosphorus 80mg 1mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0.032mg 10%
Vitamin E 1mg 0mg 7%
Protein 3.03g 0.06g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 0µg 4%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.01mg 3%
Carbs 9.14g 0.17g 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 0.3mg 2%
Calories 45kcal 1kcal 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.64g 0g 1%
Potassium 50mg 18mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0g 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 0.02g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.001mg 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
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4950%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5276.5%
Contains more OtherOther +4700%
Contains more WaterWater +24.5%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.