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Agar vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between agar and tomatoes

  • Tomatoes have less iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 264% more.
  • Agar has 70 times more magnesium than tomatoes. Agar has 770mg of magnesium, while tomatoes have 11mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seaweed, agar, dried and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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%
Tomato
Tomato
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +374.7%
Contains more IronIron +7825.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +933.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +3311.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3671.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%

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
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%
Tomato
Tomato
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 46% 0% 14% 11% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +825.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1068.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3291%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +278.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +208.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +3766.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +270%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Tomato DV% diff.
Iron 21.4mg 0.27mg 264%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.114mg 182%
Magnesium 770mg 11mg 181%
Folate 580µg 15µg 141%
Calcium 625mg 10mg 62%
Copper 0.61mg 0.059mg 61%
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 0.089mg 59%
Zinc 5.8mg 0.17mg 51%
Vitamin E 5mg 0.54mg 30%
Carbs 80.88g 3.89g 26%
Potassium 1125mg 237mg 26%
Fiber 7.7g 1.2g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.08mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.019mg 16%
Vitamin C 0mg 13.7mg 15%
Calories 306kcal 18kcal 14%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 7.9µg 14%
Selenium 7.4µg 0µg 13%
Protein 6.21g 0.88g 11%
Choline 63.3mg 6.7mg 10%
Vitamin A 0µg 42µg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 24mg 4%
Sodium 102mg 5mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.037mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 0.594mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 4.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 493kcal 205kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 556g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 73.18g 2.69g N/A
Sugar 2.97g 2.63g N/A
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.031g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 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
Tomato
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +605.7%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1979.2%
Contains more OtherOther +670.6%
Contains more WaterWater +988.9%

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
Tomato
Tomato
2
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.8%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.