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Agar vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between agar and corn

  • Corn contains less iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, zinc, vitamin B5, vitamin E, and potassium than agar.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 262% higher.
  • Corn contains 208 times less calcium than agar. Agar contains 625mg of calcium, while corn contains 3mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, agar, dried and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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
8
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%
Corn
Corn
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2861.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +416.1%
Contains more IronIron +4655.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1144.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +835.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2474.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%

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%
Corn
Corn
4
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 18% 0% 4.3% 1.8% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +289.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +281.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +118%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6000%
Contains more FolateFolate +2421.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +830%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +733.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Corn DV% diff.
Iron 21.4mg 0.45mg 262%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.167mg 180%
Magnesium 770mg 26mg 177%
Folate 580µg 23µg 139%
Calcium 625mg 3mg 62%
Copper 0.61mg 0.049mg 62%
Zinc 5.8mg 0.62mg 47%
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 0.792mg 45%
Vitamin E 5mg 0.09mg 33%
Potassium 1125mg 218mg 27%
Fiber 7.7g 2.4g 21%
Carbs 80.88g 20.98g 20%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 0.4µg 20%
Selenium 7.4µg 0.2µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.057mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.139mg 13%
Calories 306kcal 96kcal 11%
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 1.683mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.093mg 7%
Protein 6.21g 3.41g 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.5mg 6%
Choline 63.3mg 29.1mg 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 77mg 4%
Sodium 102mg 1mg 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.603g 3%
Fats 0.3g 1.5g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.197g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.374g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 3.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 493kcal 282kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 104g N/A
Net carbs 73.18g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 2.97g 4.54g N/A
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 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
Corn
Corn
2
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +82.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +285.5%
Contains more OtherOther +461.4%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more WaterWater +745.7%

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
Corn
Corn
2
17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1285.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +491.2%

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.