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Spirulina vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spirulina and shallots

  • Spirulina has more copper, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, shallots are higher in vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin C, phosphorus, and folate.
  • Spirulina covers your daily need for copper, 57% more than shallots.
  • Spirulina has 17 times more vitamin B2 than shallots. While spirulina has 0.342mg of vitamin B2, shallots have only 0.02mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seaweed, spirulina, raw and Shallots, 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 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more IronIron +132.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +578.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +208.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +163%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +445.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%

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 3% 0% 1% 9.8% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8%
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 27% 0% 0% 0.8% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1125%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +270%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +498%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +788.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +914.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +277.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spirulina Shallot DV% diff.
Copper 0.597mg 0.088mg 57%
Vitamin B2 0.342mg 0.02mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.345mg 24%
Iron 2.79mg 1.2mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.222mg 0.06mg 14%
Fiber 0.4g 3.2g 11%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 8mg 8%
Protein 5.92g 2.5g 7%
Phosphorus 11mg 60mg 7%
Potassium 127mg 334mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.196mg 0.2mg 6%
Folate 9µg 34µg 6%
Carbs 2.42g 16.8g 5%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.292mg 5%
Sodium 98mg 12mg 4%
Calcium 12mg 37mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.04mg 3%
Calories 26kcal 72kcal 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.4mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.325mg 0.29mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.8µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 11.3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.135g 0.017g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 23g 3.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 44kcal 288kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 385g 139g N/A
Fats 0.39g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.02g 13.6g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 21mg 0%
Sugar 0.3g 7.87g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.106g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.331mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.509mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.312mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.118mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.286mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.362mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 g
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +136.8%
Contains more FatsFats +290%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +594.2%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 g
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +142.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +171.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.4%

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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. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/nutrients
  2. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.