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Seaweed vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between seaweed and arrowroot

  • Seaweed has more magnesium, calcium, and iron; however, arrowroot has more folate, vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Arrowroot's daily need coverage for folate is 40% more.
  • Seaweed has 28 times more calcium than arrowroot. Seaweed has 168mg of calcium, while arrowroot has 6mg.
  • Arrowroot is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seaweed, kelp, raw and Arrowroot, 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 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +384%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2700%
Contains more IronIron +28.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +410.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.121mg
~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.
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% 2% 17% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135%
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 6.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +154.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +119.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +186%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +260.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13200%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Arrowroot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 55%
Folate 180µg 338µg 40%
Magnesium 121mg 25mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.266mg 20%
Calcium 168mg 6mg 16%
Potassium 89mg 454mg 11%
Sodium 233mg 26mg 9%
Iron 2.85mg 2.22mg 8%
Phosphorus 42mg 98mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.143mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 1.693mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.059mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.292mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 6%
Protein 1.68g 4.24g 5%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.63mg 5%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 65kcal 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin C 3mg 1.9mg 1%
Carbs 9.57g 13.39g 1%
Copper 0.13mg 0.121mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1µg 1%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.174mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0.039g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.9g 6.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 256kcal 153kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 233g 154g N/A
Net carbs 8.27g 12.09g N/A
Sugar 0.6g N/A
Fiber 1.3g 1.3g 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.092g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more OtherOther +365.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +152.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.9%
~equal in Water ~80.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2350%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.7%

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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. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/nutrients
  2. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/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.