Agar vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between agar and asparagus

Asparagus contains less iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, copper, potassium, and vitamin E than agar.
Daily need coverage for iron for agar is 241% higher.
Asparagus has 55 times less magnesium than agar. Agar has 770mg of magnesium, while asparagus has 14mg.

Food types used in this article are Seaweed, agar, dried and Asparagus, raw.

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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

Asparagus

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+5400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2504.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+456.9%
Contains more IronIron	+900%
Contains more CopperCopper	+222.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+974.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2621.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+221.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98%

~equal in Phosphorus ~52mg

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

Asparagus

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+342.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1001.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+233%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1015.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1330%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+384.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+70.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	21.4mg	2.14mg	241%
Magnesium	770mg	14mg	180%
Manganese	4.3mg	0.158mg	180%
Folate	580µg	52µg	132%
Calcium	625mg	24mg	60%
Vitamin B5	3.018mg	0.274mg	55%
Zinc	5.8mg	0.54mg	48%
Copper	0.61mg	0.189mg	47%
Potassium	1125mg	202mg	27%
Carbs	80.88g	3.88g	26%
Vitamin E	5mg	1.13mg	26%
Fiber	7.7g	2.1g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.303mg	0.091mg	16%
Calories	306kcal	20kcal	14%
Vitamin K	24.4µg	41.6µg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.143mg	11%
Selenium	7.4µg	2.3µg	9%
Choline	63.3mg	16mg	9%
Protein	6.21g	2.2g	8%
Vitamin C	0mg	5.6mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.222mg	0.141mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.202mg	0.978mg	5%
Sodium	102mg	2mg	4%
Vitamin A	0µg	38µg	4%
Fructose		1g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	493kcal	91kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	33g	500g	N/A
Fats	0.3g	0.12g	0%
Net carbs	73.18g	1.78g	N/A
Sugar	2.97g	1.88g	N/A
Phosphorus	52mg	52mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.061g	0.04g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.027g	0g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.102g	0.05g	0%
Tryptophan		0.027mg	0%
Threonine		0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.075mg	0%
Leucine		0.128mg	0%
Lysine		0.104mg	0%
Methionine		0.031mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.075mg	0%
Valine		0.115mg	0%
Histidine		0.049mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.087g	0g	N/A