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Agar vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between agar and carrots?

  • Agar is higher in iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin E, yet carrots are higher in vitamin A.
  • Carrots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 334% more.
  • Agar has 71 times more iron than carrots. While agar has 21.4mg of iron, carrots have only 0.3mg.

We used Seaweed, agar, dried and Carrots, raw types in this article.

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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.
Agar
Agar
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 550% 188% 99% 803% 203% 158% 22% 13% 561% 40%
Carrot
Carrot
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6316.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1793.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251.6%
Contains more IronIron +7033.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1255.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2316.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2907%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.4%

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.
Agar
Agar
6
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 0% 0% 0% 100% 2.5% 51% 3.8% 181% 70% 0% 61% 435%
Carrot
Carrot
4
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 20% 0% 278% 13% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +657.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +282.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1005.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +84.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2952.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +386.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Carrot DV% diff.
Iron 21.4mg 0.3mg 264%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.143mg 181%
Magnesium 770mg 12mg 180%
Folate 580µg 19µg 140%
Vitamin A 0µg 835µg 93%
Copper 0.61mg 0.045mg 63%
Calcium 625mg 33mg 59%
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 0.273mg 55%
Zinc 5.8mg 0.24mg 51%
Vitamin E 5mg 0.66mg 29%
Carbs 80.88g 9.58g 24%
Potassium 1125mg 320mg 24%
Fiber 7.7g 2.8g 20%
Calories 306kcal 41kcal 13%
Selenium 7.4µg 0.1µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.058mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.138mg 13%
Protein 6.21g 0.93g 11%
Choline 63.3mg 8.8mg 10%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 13.2µg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.9mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.066mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 0.983mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 35mg 2%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Sodium 102mg 69mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 493kcal 441kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 244g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 73.18g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 2.97g 4.74g N/A
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.117g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Agar
Agar
4
6% 81% 9% 4%
Protein: 6.21 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 80.88 g
Water: 8.68 g
Other: 3.93 g
Carrot
Carrot
1
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +567.7%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +744.3%
Contains more OtherOther +309.4%
Contains more WaterWater +917.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Agar
Agar
1
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Carrot
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.7%

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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. Agar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170090/nutrients
  2. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.