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Agar vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are agar and ginger different?

  • Agar has more iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, copper, vitamin E, and fiber than ginger.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for agar is 260% higher.
  • Agar contains 53 times more folate than ginger. While agar contains 580µg of folate, ginger contains only 11µg.

Seaweed, agar, dried and Ginger root, raw are the varieties used 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%
Ginger
Ginger
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1690.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3806.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.1%
Contains more IronIron +3466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +169.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1605.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1777.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +957.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.3%

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
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%
Ginger
Ginger
3
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 17% 0% 0% 5.2% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1823.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +552.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +24300%
Contains more FolateFolate +5172.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +271.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Ginger DV% diff.
Iron 21.4mg 0.6mg 260%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.229mg 177%
Magnesium 770mg 43mg 173%
Folate 580µg 11µg 142%
Calcium 625mg 16mg 61%
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 0.203mg 56%
Zinc 5.8mg 0.34mg 50%
Copper 0.61mg 0.226mg 43%
Vitamin E 5mg 0.26mg 32%
Fiber 7.7g 2g 23%
Carbs 80.88g 17.77g 21%
Potassium 1125mg 415mg 21%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 0.1µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.034mg 14%
Selenium 7.4µg 0.7µg 12%
Calories 306kcal 80kcal 11%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.16mg 11%
Protein 6.21g 1.82g 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Choline 63.3mg 28.8mg 6%
Sodium 102mg 13mg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 34mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 0.75mg 3%
Fats 0.3g 0.75g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.025mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.203g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 493kcal 440kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 125g N/A
Net carbs 73.18g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 2.97g 1.7g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Agar
Agar
3
6% 81% 9% 4%
Protein: 6.21 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 80.88 g
Water: 8.68 g
Other: 3.93 g
Ginger
Ginger
2
2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +241.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +355.1%
Contains more OtherOther +410.4%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more WaterWater +808.9%

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
Ginger
Ginger
2
40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +470.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.