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Wakame vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wakame and flour

  • Wakame has more manganese, magnesium, copper, and calcium; however, flour is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Flour covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 60% more than wakame.
  • Flour has 436 times less sodium than wakame. Wakame has 872mg of sodium, while flour has 2mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
Flour
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +386.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114%
Contains more IronIron +112.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4742.9%

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
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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Flour
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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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +269%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~183µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.785mg 60%
Selenium 0.7µg 33.9µg 60%
Sodium 872mg 2mg 38%
Manganese 1.4mg 0.682mg 31%
Iron 2.18mg 4.64mg 31%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 5.904mg 27%
Carbs 9.14g 76.31g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.494mg 20%
Magnesium 107mg 22mg 20%
Copper 0.284mg 0.144mg 16%
Calories 45kcal 364kcal 16%
Protein 3.03g 10.33g 15%
Calcium 150mg 15mg 14%
Fiber 0.5g 2.7g 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.06mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.438mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 0.3µg 4%
Phosphorus 80mg 108mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.044mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Folate 196µg 183µg 3%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.7mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 50mg 107mg 2%
Fats 0.64g 0.98g 1%
Choline 13.9mg 10.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.413g 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 0.27g N/A
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.155g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.23mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g 0g 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
Flour
3
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +571.1%
Contains more OtherOther +1465.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +240.9%
Contains more FatsFats +53.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +734.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
1
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Flour
2
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +89.4%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.