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Watermelon vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between watermelon and wakame

  • Wakame is higher than watermelon in manganese, folate, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Wakame covers your daily manganese needs 59% more than watermelon.
  • The amount of sodium in watermelon is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Watermelon, raw and Seaweed, wakame, 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%
Wakame
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +970%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2042.9%
Contains more IronIron +808.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +576.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +280%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +627.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3584.2%
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%
Wakame
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +170%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +995.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +798.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +215.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5200%
Contains more FolateFolate +6433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +239%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.038mg 1.4mg 59%
Folate 3µg 196µg 48%
Sodium 1mg 872mg 38%
Copper 0.042mg 0.284mg 27%
Iron 0.24mg 2.18mg 24%
Magnesium 10mg 107mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.23mg 16%
Calcium 7mg 150mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.697mg 10%
Phosphorus 11mg 80mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 1.6mg 9%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 3mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 1mg 6%
Protein 0.61g 3.03g 5%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 5.3µg 4%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.002mg 3%
Potassium 112mg 50mg 2%
Choline 4.1mg 13.9mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.06mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.13g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.218g 1%
Calories 30kcal 45kcal 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.64g 1%
Carbs 7.55g 9.14g 1%
Vitamin A 28µg 18µg 1%
Net carbs 7.15g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 0.65g N/A
Fiber 0.4g 0.5g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g 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
Wakame
Wakame
4
3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +396.7%
Contains more FatsFats +326.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.1%
Contains more OtherOther +2900%

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
Wakame
Wakame
2
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +336%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.