Agar vs. Jicama (yam bean) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between agar and jicama (yam bean)?
- Agar is richer than jicama (yam bean) in iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B6.
- Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 260% more.
- Agar has 75 times more manganese than jicama (yam bean). While agar has 4.3mg of manganese, jicama (yam bean) has only 0.057mg.
We used Seaweed, agar, dried and Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 | +6900% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +5581.8% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +733.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +3654.4% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1226.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +3766.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +225% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +7443.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +957.1% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.1% |
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 B2Vitamin B2 | +692.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +2394.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +657.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +7150% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +70% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 21.4mg | 0.57mg | 260% |
| Manganese | 4.3mg | 0.057mg | 184% |
| Magnesium | 770mg | 11mg | 181% |
| Folate | 580µg | 8µg | 143% |
| Copper | 0.61mg | 0.046mg | 63% |
| Calcium | 625mg | 11mg | 61% |
| Vitamin B5 | 3.018mg | 0.121mg | 58% |
| Zinc | 5.8mg | 0.15mg | 51% |
| Vitamin E | 5mg | 33% | |
| Fiber | 7.7g | 31% | |
| Potassium | 1125mg | 135mg | 29% |
| Carbs | 80.88g | 8.82g | 24% |
| Vitamin K | 24.4µg | 20% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.303mg | 0.04mg | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 14.1mg | 16% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.222mg | 0.028mg | 15% |
| Calories | 306kcal | 38kcal | 13% |
| Choline | 63.3mg | 12% | |
| Selenium | 7.4µg | 0.7µg | 12% |
| Protein | 6.21g | 0.72g | 11% |
| Phosphorus | 52mg | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 102mg | 4mg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.102g | 1% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.017mg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.3g | 0.09g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 73.18g | 8.82g | N/A |
| Sugar | 2.97g | N/A | |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.202mg | 0.19mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.061g | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.027g | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.016mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.025mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.026mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.007mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.017mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.022mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.019mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.087g | 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:
0.72 g
Fats:
0.09 g
Carbs:
8.82 g
Water:
90.07 g
Other:
0.3 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +762.5% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +233.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +817% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +1210% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +937.7% |
