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Nori vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between nori and cucumber

  • Nori has more vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, copper, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3, while cucumber has more vitamin K.
  • Nori's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 102% higher.
  • Cucumber contains 21 times less folate than nori. Nori contains 146µg of folate, while cucumber contains 7µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, laver, raw and Cucumber, with peel, 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.
Nori
Nori
8
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +337.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.2%
Contains more IronIron +542.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +543.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +425%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1150.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%

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.
Nori
Nori
9
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 130% 0% 87% 20% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110%
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 9.3% 0% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1292.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1251.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +101.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +297.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1985.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +310%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nori Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin C 39mg 2.8mg 40%
Manganese 0.988mg 0.079mg 40%
Folate 146µg 7µg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.446mg 0.033mg 32%
Vitamin A 260µg 5µg 28%
Copper 0.264mg 0.041mg 25%
Iron 1.8mg 0.28mg 19%
Protein 5.81g 0.65g 10%
Vitamin K 4µg 16.4µg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.47mg 0.098mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.159mg 0.04mg 9%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.2mg 8%
Potassium 356mg 147mg 6%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.03mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.027mg 6%
Calcium 70mg 16mg 5%
Phosphorus 58mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.521mg 0.259mg 5%
Magnesium 2mg 13mg 3%
Sodium 48mg 2mg 2%
Calories 35kcal 15kcal 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0.5g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Choline 10.4mg 6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.11g 0.032g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 17g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 60kcal 231kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 286g 667g N/A
Fats 0.28g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 4.81g 3.13g N/A
Carbs 5.11g 3.63g 0%
Sugar 0.49g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.232mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.501mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.222mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.273mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.402mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0.01mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.08g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
Nori
4
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +793.8%
Contains more FatsFats +154.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.8%
Contains more OtherOther +892.1%
Contains more WaterWater +12%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nori
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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +243.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.3%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/nutrients
  2. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.