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Broccoli vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between broccoli and agar

  • Broccoli has more vitamin C and vitamin K, while agar has more iron, magnesium, manganese, folate, copper, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Agar covers your daily need for iron, 258% more than broccoli.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Broccoli, 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 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Agar
Agar
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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 +26.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1229.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +256%
Contains more IronIron +2831.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1144.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1314.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1947.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +196%

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 297% 0% 10% 16% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47%
Agar
Agar
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 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 +610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +216.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +316.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +541%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +426.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +820.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.73mg 21.4mg 258%
Magnesium 21mg 770mg 178%
Manganese 0.21mg 4.3mg 178%
Folate 63µg 580µg 129%
Vitamin C 89.2mg 0mg 99%
Vitamin K 101.6µg 24.4µg 64%
Copper 0.049mg 0.61mg 62%
Calcium 47mg 625mg 58%
Zinc 0.41mg 5.8mg 49%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 3.018mg 49%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 5mg 28%
Carbs 6.64g 80.88g 25%
Potassium 316mg 1125mg 24%
Fiber 2.6g 7.7g 20%
Calories 34kcal 306kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 0.303mg 10%
Selenium 2.5µg 7.4µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 0.222mg 8%
Choline 18.7mg 63.3mg 8%
Protein 2.82g 6.21g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.01mg 5%
Sodium 33mg 102mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.202mg 3%
Phosphorus 66mg 52mg 2%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8.3g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 121kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 294g 33g N/A
Fats 0.37g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 4.04g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 2.97g N/A
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
Agar
Agar
3
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 FatsFats +23.3%
Contains more WaterWater +928.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +120.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1118.1%
Contains more OtherOther +351.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +145.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +168.4%

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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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/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.