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Agar vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between agar and cassava?

  • Agar is richer than cassava in iron, magnesium, manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 264% more.
  • Agar has 39 times more calcium than cassava. While agar has 625mg of calcium, cassava has only 16mg.

We used Seaweed, agar, dried and Cassava, 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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3806.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +315.1%
Contains more IronIron +7825.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +510%
Contains more ZincZinc +1605.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1019.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +957.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.3%

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
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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%
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 69% 0% 0.33% 3.8% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2531.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2720.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +244.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1184.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +2048.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +770%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +322.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Cassava DV% diff.
Iron 21.4mg 0.27mg 264%
Magnesium 770mg 21mg 178%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.384mg 170%
Folate 580µg 27µg 138%
Calcium 625mg 16mg 61%
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 0.107mg 58%
Copper 0.61mg 0.1mg 57%
Zinc 5.8mg 0.34mg 50%
Vitamin E 5mg 0.19mg 32%
Potassium 1125mg 271mg 25%
Fiber 7.7g 1.8g 24%
Vitamin C 0mg 20.6mg 23%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 1.9µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.088mg 17%
Carbs 80.88g 38.06g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.048mg 13%
Selenium 7.4µg 0.7µg 12%
Protein 6.21g 1.36g 10%
Calories 306kcal 160kcal 7%
Choline 63.3mg 23.7mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.087mg 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 27mg 4%
Sodium 102mg 14mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 0.854mg 4%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 0.85g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 493kcal 1176kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 63g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 73.18g 36.26g N/A
Sugar 2.97g 1.7g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.074g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.075g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Agar
Agar
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6% 81% 9% 4%
Protein: 6.21 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 80.88 g
Water: 8.68 g
Other: 3.93 g
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +356.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +112.5%
Contains more OtherOther +533.9%
Contains more WaterWater +587.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Agar
Agar
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +177.8%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.