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Daikon vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are daikon and wakame different?

  • Daikon is higher in vitamin C; however, wakame is richer in manganese, folate, iron, magnesium, copper, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for wakame is 59% higher.
  • Daikon contains 7 times more vitamin C than wakame. While daikon contains 22mg of vitamin C, wakame contains only 3mg.
  • Daikon has less sodium.

Radishes, oriental, raw and Seaweed, wakame, raw are the varieties used 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.
Daikon
Daikon
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Wakame
Wakame
7
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 +354%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +568.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +455.6%
Contains more IronIron +445%
Contains more CopperCopper +147%
Contains more ZincZinc +153.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +247.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3584.2%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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.
Daikon
Daikon
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21%
Wakame
Wakame
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 10% 0% 6% 20% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1050%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +405.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Daikon Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.038mg 1.4mg 59%
Folate 28µg 196µg 42%
Sodium 21mg 872mg 37%
Magnesium 16mg 107mg 22%
Iron 0.4mg 2.18mg 22%
Vitamin C 22mg 3mg 21%
Copper 0.115mg 0.284mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.23mg 16%
Calcium 27mg 150mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.138mg 0.697mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.6mg 9%
Phosphorus 23mg 80mg 8%
Vitamin E 0mg 1mg 7%
Protein 0.6g 3.03g 5%
Potassium 227mg 50mg 5%
Fiber 1.6g 0.5g 4%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 5.3µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.002mg 3%
Carbs 4.1g 9.14g 2%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Calories 18kcal 45kcal 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.64g 1%
Choline 7.3mg 13.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.045g 0.218g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.3g 6.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 300kcal 149kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 556g 222g N/A
Net carbs 2.5g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 0.65g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
Daikon
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 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 +18.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +405%
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1141.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
Daikon
1
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 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 -76.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +241.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +384.4%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.