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Watermelon vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between watermelon and seaweed

  • Watermelon has more vitamin A, while seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, zinc, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 55% higher.
  • Seaweed contains 5 times less vitamin A than watermelon. Watermelon contains 569IU of vitamin A, while seaweed contains 116IU.
  • The amount of sodium in watermelon is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Watermelon, raw and Seaweed, kelp, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2300%
Contains more IronIron +1087.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +209.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +281.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +426.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%

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.
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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
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% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +170%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1640%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +190.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +65900%
Contains more FolateFolate +5900%
Contains more CholineCholine +212.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Seaweed DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.1µg 66µg 55%
Folate 3µg 180µg 44%
Iron 0.24mg 2.85mg 33%
Magnesium 10mg 121mg 26%
Calcium 7mg 168mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.15mg 10%
Zinc 0.1mg 1.23mg 10%
Sodium 1mg 233mg 10%
Copper 0.042mg 0.13mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.642mg 8%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.2mg 7%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 3mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.87mg 5%
Fiber 0.4g 1.3g 4%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Phosphorus 11mg 42mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.002mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 0.47mg 2%
Vitamin A 28µg 6µg 2%
Choline 4.1mg 12.8mg 2%
Protein 0.61g 1.68g 2%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.247g 1%
Calories 30kcal 43kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.05mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.56g 1%
Potassium 112mg 89mg 1%
Carbs 7.55g 9.57g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 7.15g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 0.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.098g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +175.4%
Contains more FatsFats +273.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.8%
Contains more OtherOther +2654.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +164.9%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.047g

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/nutrients
  2. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.