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Wakame vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wakame and teff

  • Wakame has more folate, vitamin B2, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin A; however, teff has more manganese, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B6.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 63% more.
  • Wakame has 180 times more vitamin A than teff. Wakame has 360IU of vitamin A, while teff has 2IU.
  • Teff is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Teff, 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
4
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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +114%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +206.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114%
Contains more ZincZinc +192.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +104.3%
~equal in Iron ~2.05mg

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
9
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%
Teff
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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% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +597%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +988.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4750%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 2.86mg 63%
Folate 196µg 18µg 45%
Sodium 872mg 8mg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.033mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 14%
Magnesium 107mg 50mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.183mg 10%
Calcium 150mg 49mg 10%
Fiber 0.5g 2.8g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.097mg 7%
Zinc 0.38mg 1.11mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Copper 0.284mg 0.226mg 6%
Phosphorus 80mg 120mg 6%
Carbs 9.14g 19.86g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0.909mg 4%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Calories 45kcal 101kcal 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Protein 3.03g 3.87g 2%
Iron 2.18mg 2.05mg 2%
Potassium 50mg 107mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.13g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 8.64g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
2
3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Teff
3
4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more OtherOther +943.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +117.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.65g
~equal in Water ~74.93g

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/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.