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Wakame vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wakame and yogurt

  • Wakame is higher in manganese, folate, copper, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B3, yet yogurt is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Wakame covers your daily manganese needs 60% more than yogurt.
  • Wakame contains 31 times more iron than yogurt. While wakame contains 2.18mg of iron, yogurt contains only 0.07mg.
  • The amount of sodium in yogurt is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, wakame, raw and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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%
Yogurt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +872.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.4%
Contains more IronIron +3014.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1570.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15455.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1285.7%

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%
Yogurt
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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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +669.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +110.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3050%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~15.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wakame Yogurt DV% diff.
Manganese 1.4mg 0.009mg 60%
Folate 196µg 7µg 47%
Sodium 872mg 36mg 36%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Copper 0.284mg 0.017mg 30%
Iron 2.18mg 0.07mg 26%
Magnesium 107mg 11mg 23%
Selenium 0.7µg 9.7µg 16%
Protein 3.03g 10.19g 14%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 0.208mg 9%
Phosphorus 80mg 135mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.01mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 0.331mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.063mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 150mg 110mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0.278mg 4%
Potassium 50mg 141mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.023mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 1µg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Carbs 9.14g 3.6g 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.218g 0.012g 1%
Calories 45kcal 59kcal 1%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.52mg 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 8.64g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 0.65g 3.24g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.006g N/A
Choline 13.9mg 15.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.117g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.053g 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
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g 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
Yogurt
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +64.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +153.9%
Contains more OtherOther +900%
Contains more ProteinProtein +236.3%
~equal in Water ~85.1g

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
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1716.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.117g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.053g

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.