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Agar vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between agar and shallot

  • The amount of iron, magnesium, manganese, folate, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin E, and potassium in agar is higher than in shallot.
  • Agar covers your daily iron needs 253% more than shallot.
  • Shallot has 125 times less vitamin E than agar. Agar has 5mg of vitamin E, while shallot has 0.04mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, agar, dried and Shallots, raw.

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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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1589.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +236.8%
Contains more IronIron +1683.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +593.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1350%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1372.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +516.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%

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.
Agar
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 100% 0% 2.5% 51% 3.8% 181% 70% 0% 61% 435% 35%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1010%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +940.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2950%
Contains more FolateFolate +1605.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +460.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Shallot DV% diff.
Iron 21.4mg 1.2mg 253%
Magnesium 770mg 21mg 178%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.292mg 174%
Folate 580µg 34µg 137%
Calcium 625mg 37mg 59%
Copper 0.61mg 0.088mg 58%
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 0.29mg 55%
Zinc 5.8mg 0.4mg 49%
Vitamin E 5mg 0.04mg 33%
Potassium 1125mg 334mg 23%
Carbs 80.88g 16.8g 21%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 0.8µg 20%
Fiber 7.7g 3.2g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.02mg 16%
Calories 306kcal 72kcal 12%
Selenium 7.4µg 1.2µg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 8mg 9%
Choline 63.3mg 11.3mg 9%
Protein 6.21g 2.5g 7%
Sodium 102mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.06mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.345mg 3%
Phosphorus 52mg 60mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 73.18g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 2.97g 7.87g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 0.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +148.4%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +381.4%
Contains more OtherOther +391.3%
Contains more WaterWater +819.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Agar
2
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +161.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.1%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.