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Chicory vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicory and agar

  • Chicory contains less iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B6 than agar.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for agar is 265% higher.

Food types used in this article are Chicory, witloof, 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 7.1% 5.7% 19% 9% 17% 4.4% 11% 0.26% 13% 1.1%
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 less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3189.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +433.2%
Contains more IronIron +8816.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1096.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3525%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3600%

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 9.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 16% 6.2% 3% 8.7% 9.7% 0% 0% 28%
Agar
Agar
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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 +520%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +722.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1981.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +621.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1467.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicory Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.24mg 21.4mg 265%
Manganese 0.1mg 4.3mg 183%
Magnesium 10mg 770mg 181%
Folate 37µg 580µg 136%
Copper 0.051mg 0.61mg 62%
Calcium 19mg 625mg 61%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 3.018mg 57%
Zinc 0.16mg 5.8mg 51%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Potassium 211mg 1125mg 27%
Carbs 4g 80.88g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.303mg 20%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 20%
Fiber 3.1g 7.7g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.222mg 15%
Calories 17kcal 306kcal 14%
Selenium 0.2µg 7.4µg 13%
Choline 63.3mg 12%
Protein 0.9g 6.21g 11%
Phosphorus 26mg 52mg 4%
Sodium 2mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.062mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Protein per 100 calories 5.3g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 189kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 588g 33g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 0.9g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 2.97g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.16mg 0.202mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.022mg 0%
Valine 0.041mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Agar
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 +988.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +590%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1922%
Contains more OtherOther +718.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Agar
Agar
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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 -60.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +131.8%

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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. Chicory - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170404/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.