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Wakame vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between wakame and yeast

  • Wakame is richer in manganese, yet yeast is richer in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for yeast is 911% higher.
  • Wakame contains 4 times more manganese than yeast. Wakame contains 1.4mg of manganese, while yeast contains 0.312mg.

Food types used in this article are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry.

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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%
Yeast
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 9% 84% 81% 145% 217% 273% 6.7% 41% 43%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +98.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +348.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1810%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1989.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +696.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1028.6%
~equal in Iron ~2.17mg

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%
Yeast
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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 1% 0% 0% 0% 2748% 923% 754% 810% 346% 8.8% 1% 1755% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1225%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1639.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2412.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1836.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1093.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +130.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 10.99mg 911%
Folate 196µg 2340µg 536%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 4mg 290%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 13.5mg 256%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 40.2mg 241%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 1.5mg 115%
Fiber 0.5g 26.9g 106%
Phosphorus 80mg 637mg 80%
Protein 3.03g 40.44g 75%
Zinc 0.38mg 7.94mg 69%
Manganese 1.4mg 0.312mg 47%
Sodium 872mg 51mg 36%
Potassium 50mg 955mg 27%
Copper 0.284mg 0.436mg 17%
Calories 45kcal 325kcal 14%
Magnesium 107mg 54mg 13%
Selenium 0.7µg 7.9µg 13%
Calcium 150mg 30mg 12%
Carbs 9.14g 41.22g 11%
Fats 0.64g 7.61g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 4.309g 11%
Vitamin E 1mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 0.4µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.13g 1.001g 4%
Choline 13.9mg 32mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.017g 1%
Net carbs 8.64g 14.32g N/A
Iron 2.18mg 2.17mg 0%
Sugar 0.65g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.91mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g 0g 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
Yeast
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40% 8% 41% 5% 6%
Protein: 40.44 g
Fats: 7.61 g
Carbs: 41.22 g
Water: 5.08 g
Other: 5.65 g
Contains more WaterWater +1474.6%
Contains more OtherOther +27.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1234.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1089.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +351%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Yeast
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19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.001 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1182.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7329.3%

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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. Yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175043/nutrients

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

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