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Flour vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flour and nori?

  • Flour is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, fiber, and folate, yet nori is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, and manganese.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 104% more.
  • Flour has 48 times more selenium than nori. While flour has 33.9µg of selenium, nori has only 0.7µg.

We used Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Seaweed, laver, raw types in this article.

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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.
Flour
5
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%
Nori
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more IronIron +157.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4742.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +232.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.9%

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.
Flour
3
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%
Nori
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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +701%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +301.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +25.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +261.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1233.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.446mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Nori DV% diff.
Selenium 33.9µg 0.7µg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.098mg 57%
Vitamin C 0mg 39mg 43%
Iron 4.64mg 1.8mg 36%
Vitamin A 0µg 260µg 29%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 1.47mg 28%
Carbs 76.31g 5.11g 24%
Calories 364kcal 35kcal 16%
Manganese 0.682mg 0.988mg 13%
Copper 0.144mg 0.264mg 13%
Fiber 2.7g 0.3g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.159mg 9%
Folate 183µg 146µg 9%
Protein 10.33g 5.81g 9%
Potassium 107mg 356mg 7%
Phosphorus 108mg 58mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 1mg 6%
Calcium 15mg 70mg 6%
Magnesium 22mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.446mg 4%
Zinc 0.7mg 1.05mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 4µg 3%
Sodium 2mg 48mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.521mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 0.11g 2%
Fats 0.98g 0.28g 1%
Net carbs 73.61g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 0.49g N/A
Saturated fat 0.155g 0.061g 0%
Choline 10.4mg 10.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Nori
2
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.8%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1393.3%
Contains more WaterWater +613.3%
Contains more OtherOther +719.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Nori
1
31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +248%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +275.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.6%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients
  2. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.