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Agar vs. Peas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are agar and peas different?

  • Agar is richer in iron, magnesium, manganese, folate, calcium, copper, zinc, vitamin E, and potassium, while peas are higher in vitamin B5.
  • Peas cover your daily need for vitamin B5, 3000% more than agar.
  • Agar contains 36 times more vitamin E than peas. Agar contains 5mg of vitamin E, while peas contain 0.14mg.

Seaweed, agar, dried and Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were 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
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%
Peas
Peas
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 8.1% 24% 58% 58% 32% 50% 0.39% 68% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1874.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2214.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +315.1%
Contains more IronIron +1289.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +252.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +387.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +719%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +289.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%

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.
Agar
Agar
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 0% 0% 0% 100% 2.5% 51% 3.8% 181% 70% 0% 61% 435%
Peas
Peas
5
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 47% 0% 13% 2.8% 65% 34% 38% 9180% 50% 0% 65% 47%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +820.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2490%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +900.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4969.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~25.9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Peas DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 153mg 3000%
Iron 21.4mg 1.54mg 248%
Magnesium 770mg 39mg 174%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.525mg 164%
Folate 580µg 63µg 129%
Calcium 625mg 27mg 60%
Copper 0.61mg 0.173mg 49%
Zinc 5.8mg 1.19mg 42%
Vitamin E 5mg 0.14mg 32%
Potassium 1125mg 271mg 25%
Carbs 80.88g 15.63g 22%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.259mg 21%
Vitamin C 0mg 14.2mg 16%
Calories 306kcal 84kcal 11%
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 2.021mg 11%
Selenium 7.4µg 1.9µg 10%
Fiber 7.7g 5.5g 9%
Phosphorus 52mg 117mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.216mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.149mg 6%
Choline 63.3mg 29.7mg 6%
Sodium 102mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 40µg 4%
Protein 6.21g 5.36g 2%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 25.9µg 1%
Fructose 0.41g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 6.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 493kcal 157kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 119g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 73.18g 10.13g N/A
Sugar 2.97g 5.93g N/A
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.201mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.193mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.314mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.198mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.105mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Agar
Agar
4
6% 81% 9% 4%
Protein: 6.21 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 80.88 g
Water: 8.68 g
Other: 3.93 g
Peas
Peas
1
5% 16% 78%
Protein: 5.36 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 15.63 g
Water: 77.87 g
Other: 0.92 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.9%
Contains more FatsFats +36.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +417.5%
Contains more OtherOther +327.2%
Contains more WaterWater +797.1%

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
Peas
Peas
1
24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.102g

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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. Peas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170420/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.