First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Seaweed | Cucumber |
Nutrient | seaweed | cucumber |
Protein | 4g | 9g |
Carbohydrate | 52g | 48g |
Fiber | 4g | 7g |
Fat | 0g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | seaweed | cucumber |
Choline | 11% | 19% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 11% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 50% |
Vitamin E | 56% | 3% |
Vitamin K | 22% | 273% |
Seaweed have significantly more Vitamins E than cucumber. Cucumber have significantly more Vitamins A, C, K than seaweed. Seaweed are a good source of Vitamin K, Vitamin B6. Seaweed are a great source of Vitamin E, Pantothenic Acid, Potassium, Zinc, Calcium. Seaweed are an excellent source of Magnesium, Iron. Cucumber are a good source of Thiamin, Zinc. Cucumber are a great source of Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron. Cucumber are an excellent source of Vitamin K.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | seaweed | cucumber |
Vitamin B1 | 4% | 36% |
Vitamin B2 | 15% | 40% |
Vitamin B3 | 4% | 11% |
Vitamin B5 | 47% | 69% |
Vitamin B6 | 22% | 48% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | seaweed | cucumber |
Sodium | 5% | 2% |
Potasium | 50% | 56% |
Calcium | 83% | 43% |
Magnesium | 147% | 50% |
Phosphorus | 7% | 55% |
Iron | 238% | 62% |
Manganese | 125% | 46% |
Selenium | 12% | 9% |
Copper | 47% | 55% |
Zinc | 47% | 28% |