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Whey vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between whey and nori

  • Whey has more vitamin B12; however, nori is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, copper, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Nori covers your daily vitamin A needs 104% more than whey.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Whey, sweet, fluid and Seaweed, laver, 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.
Whey
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Nori
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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 +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +171.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.1%
Contains more IronIron +2900%
Contains more CopperCopper +6500%
Contains more ZincZinc +707.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +98700%

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.
Whey
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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Nori
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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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +38900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +172.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +182.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1886.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +412.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +14500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Whey Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.1mg 39mg 43%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.988mg 43%
Folate 1µg 146µg 36%
Copper 0.004mg 0.264mg 29%
Vitamin A 3µg 260µg 29%
Iron 0.06mg 1.8mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.158mg 0.446mg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.28µg 0µg 12%
Protein 0.85g 5.81g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.031mg 0.159mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.074mg 1.47mg 9%
Zinc 0.13mg 1.05mg 8%
Vitamin E 0mg 1mg 7%
Potassium 161mg 356mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.098mg 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 4µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.383mg 0.521mg 3%
Calcium 47mg 70mg 2%
Phosphorus 46mg 58mg 2%
Selenium 1.9µg 0.7µg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.3g 1%
Magnesium 8mg 2mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Choline 16mg 10.4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.061g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.011g 0.11g 1%
Calories 27kcal 35kcal 0%
Fats 0.36g 0.28g 0%
Carbs 5.14g 5.11g 0%
Net carbs 5.14g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 5.14g 0.49g N/A
Sodium 54mg 48mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.1g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Whey
3
5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 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 FatsFats +28.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +583.5%
Contains more OtherOther +611.3%
~equal in Carbs ~5.11g
~equal in Water ~85.03g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Whey
1
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Nori
2
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 +300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +900%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.