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Agar vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between agar and turnip?

  • Agar is richer than turnip in 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 167 times more vitamin E than turnip. While agar has 5mg of vitamin E, turnip has only 0.03mg.

We used Seaweed, agar, dried and Turnips, raw 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.
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%
Turnip
Turnip
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 9% 17% 11% 28% 7.4% 12% 8.7% 17% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1983.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +489%
Contains more IronIron +7033.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +617.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2048.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3109%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +957.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.3%

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%
Turnip
Turnip
3
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 70% 0% 0% 0.6% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1409%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +236.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +24300%
Contains more FolateFolate +3766.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Turnip DV% diff.
Iron 21.4mg 0.3mg 264%
Magnesium 770mg 11mg 181%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.134mg 181%
Folate 580µg 15µg 141%
Calcium 625mg 30mg 60%
Copper 0.61mg 0.085mg 58%
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 0.2mg 56%
Zinc 5.8mg 0.27mg 50%
Vitamin E 5mg 0.03mg 33%
Potassium 1125mg 191mg 27%
Carbs 80.88g 6.43g 25%
Fiber 7.7g 1.8g 24%
Vitamin C 0mg 21mg 23%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 0.1µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.09mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.03mg 15%
Calories 306kcal 28kcal 14%
Selenium 7.4µg 0.7µg 12%
Protein 6.21g 0.9g 11%
Choline 63.3mg 11.1mg 9%
Phosphorus 52mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.04mg 3%
Sodium 102mg 67mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 0.4mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 3.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 493kcal 311kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 357g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 73.18g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 2.97g 3.8g N/A
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 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
Turnip
Turnip
1
6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +590%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1157.9%
Contains more OtherOther +461.4%
Contains more WaterWater +958.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Agar
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
Turnip
Turnip
1
16% 9% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82%

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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. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/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.