Agar vs. Gelatin dessert — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between agar and gelatin dessert
- Gelatin dessert has less iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, calcium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, vitamin E, and potassium.
- Agar covers your daily iron needs 266% more than gelatin dessert.
Food varieties used in this article are Seaweed, agar, dried and Gelatin desserts, dry mix.
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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 | +38400% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +20733.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +15971.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +16361.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +416.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +57900% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -78.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +38990.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +171.2% |
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 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +233.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +441.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2144.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +21457.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +30200% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +19233.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +1708.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 21.4mg | 0.13mg | 266% |
Manganese | 4.3mg | 0.011mg | 186% |
Magnesium | 770mg | 2mg | 183% |
Folate | 580µg | 3µg | 144% |
Calcium | 625mg | 3mg | 62% |
Vitamin B5 | 3.018mg | 0.014mg | 60% |
Copper | 0.61mg | 0.118mg | 55% |
Zinc | 5.8mg | 0.01mg | 53% |
Potassium | 1125mg | 7mg | 33% |
Vitamin E | 5mg | 0mg | 33% |
Fiber | 7.7g | 0g | 31% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.303mg | 0.001mg | 23% |
Vitamin K | 24.4µg | 0µg | 20% |
Sodium | 102mg | 466mg | 16% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.222mg | 0.041mg | 14% |
Phosphorus | 52mg | 141mg | 13% |
Choline | 63.3mg | 3.5mg | 11% |
Calories | 306kcal | 381kcal | 4% |
Protein | 6.21g | 7.8g | 3% |
Carbs | 80.88g | 90.5g | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.003mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.102g | 0g | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.202mg | 0.009mg | 1% |
Selenium | 7.4µg | 6.7µg | 1% |
Fats | 0.3g | 0g | 0% |
Net carbs | 73.18g | 90.5g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.97g | 86.04g | N/A |
Saturated fat | 0.061g | 0g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.027g | 0g | 0% |
Threonine | 0.151mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.118mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.251mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.354mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.062mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.177mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.213mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.068mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.087g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
6.21 g
Fats:
0.3 g
Carbs:
80.88 g
Water:
8.68 g
Other:
3.93 g
Protein:
7.8 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
90.5 g
Water:
1 g
Other:
0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +768% |
Contains more OtherOther | +461.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +25.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +11.9% |