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Cucumber vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and agar different?

  • Agar is higher than cucumber in iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin E, and fiber.
  • Agar covers your daily need for iron, 264% more than cucumber.

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Seaweed, agar, dried types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
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 +5823.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3806.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +665.3%
Contains more IronIron +7542.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1387.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5343%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2366.7%

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% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
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 +170%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +572.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +106.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1065.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +657.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +48.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +8185.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.28mg 21.4mg 264%
Manganese 0.079mg 4.3mg 184%
Magnesium 13mg 770mg 180%
Folate 7µg 580µg 143%
Copper 0.041mg 0.61mg 63%
Calcium 16mg 625mg 61%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 3.018mg 55%
Zinc 0.2mg 5.8mg 51%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 5mg 33%
Potassium 147mg 1125mg 29%
Fiber 0.5g 7.7g 29%
Carbs 3.63g 80.88g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.303mg 20%
Calories 15kcal 306kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.222mg 15%
Selenium 0.3µg 7.4µg 13%
Protein 0.65g 6.21g 11%
Choline 6mg 63.3mg 10%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 24.4µg 7%
Phosphorus 24mg 52mg 4%
Sodium 2mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.202mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 231kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 667g 33g N/A
Fats 0.11g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 1.67g 2.97g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +997.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +855.4%
Contains more FatsFats +172.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2128.1%
Contains more OtherOther +934.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 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 -39.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +440%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +218.8%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.