Wakame seaweed: Nutrition Facts

Wakame seaweed is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 54.4 kcal

Wakame seaweed contains 0.65 grams of total sugars, 0.5 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Wakame seaweed — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Wakame seaweed provides about 4.0% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.8% of the daily intake of fats and 2.9% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein3.0 g
4.0%
Fat640 mg
0.8%
Carbs9.1 g
2.9%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Wakame seaweed of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0.2 mg
4.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E1 mg
6.8%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C3 mg
3.3%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B31.6 mg
10.0%
Vitamine B413.9 mg
2.8%
Vitamine B50.7 mg
14.0%
Vitamine B60 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B90.2 mg
50.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Wakame seaweed.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium150 mg
15.0%
Iron2.2 mg
22.0%
Magnesium107 mg
26.8%
Phosphorus80 mg
11.4%
Potassium50 mg
1.1%
Sodium872 mg
67.1%
Zinc0.4 mg
3.6%
Copper0.3 mg
33.3%
Manganese1.4 mg
60.9%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Wakame seaweed.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan35 mg
0.4%
Threonine165 mg
6.9%
Isoleucine87 mg
4.3%
Leucine257 mg
5.6%
Lysine112 mg
2.7%
Methionine63 mg
3.5%
Cystine28 mg
1.6%
Phenylalanine112 mg
2.5%
Tyrosine49 mg
1.1%
Valine209 mg
8.4%
Arginine92 mg
1.5%
Histidine15 mg
0.7%
Alanine136 mg
2.1%
Aspartic acid179 mg
1.5%
Glutamic acid199 mg
1.5%
Glycine112 mg
3.2%
Proline92 mg
2.0%
Serine78 mg
0.9%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.257 g), isoleucine (0.087 g) and valine (0.209 g).
Wakame seaweed contains 0.55 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.112 g), arginine (0.092 g) and methionine (0.063 g).
Wakame seaweed contains 0.27 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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