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.
| 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.
| 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 CholineCholine | +167.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +770% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +322.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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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% |
| Choline | 63.3mg | 23.7mg | 7% |
| Calories | 306kcal | 160kcal | 7% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.087mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.202mg | 0.854mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 102mg | 14mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 52mg | 27mg | 4% |
| 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
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +356.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +112.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +533.9% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +587.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -17.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +112.5% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +177.8% |
