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Seaweed vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between seaweed and cucumber

  • The amount of folate, vitamin K, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5 in seaweed is higher than in cucumber.
  • Seaweed covers your daily folate needs 43% more than cucumber.
  • Cucumber has 117 times less sodium than seaweed. Seaweed has 233mg of sodium, while cucumber has 2mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, kelp, 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.
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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +830.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +950%
Contains more IronIron +917.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +515%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +153.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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 9.3% 0% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +379.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +147.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +302.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
~equal in Vitamin C ~2.8mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Cucumber DV% diff.
Folate 180µg 7µg 43%
Vitamin K 66µg 16.4µg 41%
Iron 2.85mg 0.28mg 32%
Magnesium 121mg 13mg 26%
Calcium 168mg 16mg 15%
Copper 0.13mg 0.041mg 10%
Sodium 233mg 2mg 10%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.2mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.033mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.259mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.03mg 6%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.079mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0.5g 3%
Phosphorus 42mg 24mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.04mg 3%
Protein 1.68g 0.65g 2%
Carbs 9.57g 3.63g 2%
Potassium 89mg 147mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.027mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.098mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 15kcal 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.11g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Choline 12.8mg 6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0.037g 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.9g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 256kcal 231kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 233g 667g N/A
Vitamin C 3mg 2.8mg 0%
Net carbs 8.27g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin A 6µg 5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.01mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g 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% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +158.5%
Contains more FatsFats +409.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +163.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1639.5%
Contains more WaterWater +16.7%

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
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 +1860%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85%

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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. 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.