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Arrowroot vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between arrowroot and agar

  • The amount of iron, manganese, magnesium, calcium, folate, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, fiber, and potassium in agar is higher than in arrowroot.
  • Agar covers your daily iron needs 240% more than arrowroot.

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

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
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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%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2980%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +147.8%
Contains more IronIron +864%
Contains more CopperCopper +404.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +820.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2371.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +957.1%

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.
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 6.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1330%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +738.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +276.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +933.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Agar DV% diff.
Iron 2.22mg 21.4mg 240%
Manganese 0.174mg 4.3mg 179%
Magnesium 25mg 770mg 177%
Calcium 6mg 625mg 62%
Folate 338µg 580µg 61%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 3.018mg 55%
Copper 0.121mg 0.61mg 54%
Zinc 0.63mg 5.8mg 47%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Fiber 1.3g 7.7g 26%
Carbs 13.39g 80.88g 22%
Potassium 454mg 1125mg 20%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.222mg 13%
Calories 65kcal 306kcal 12%
Selenium 0.7µg 7.4µg 12%
Choline 63.3mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.01mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 0.202mg 9%
Phosphorus 98mg 52mg 7%
Protein 4.24g 6.21g 4%
Sodium 26mg 102mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.303mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 6.5g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 153kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 154g 33g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 2.97g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.102g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Agar
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6% 81% 9% 4%
Protein: 6.21 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 80.88 g
Water: 8.68 g
Other: 3.93 g
Contains more WaterWater +830.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.5%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +504%
Contains more OtherOther +176.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +575%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10.9%

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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. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Agar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170090/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.