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Kanpyo vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between kanpyo and agar

  • Kanpyo has more phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, agar is richer in iron, magnesium, manganese, folate, calcium, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Agar covers your daily iron needs 204% more than kanpyo.
  • Agar has 14 times less vitamin B3 than kanpyo. Kanpyo has 2.9mg of vitamin B3, while agar has 0.202mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Kanpyo, (dried gourd strips) 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.
Kanpyo
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 89% 84% 140% 192% 144% 160% 81% 2% 148% 14%
Agar
6
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 PotassiumPotassium +40.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +261.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +516%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +123.2%
Contains more IronIron +318%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +278.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +184.6%
~equal in Zinc ~5.8mg

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.
Kanpyo
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 54% 153% 123% 0% 0% 46% 0%
Agar
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 100% 0% 2.5% 51% 3.8% 181% 70% 0% 61% 435% 35%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1335.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +404.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +850.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kanpyo Agar DV% diff.
Iron 5.12mg 21.4mg 204%
Magnesium 125mg 770mg 154%
Manganese 1.137mg 4.3mg 138%
Folate 61µg 580µg 130%
Calcium 280mg 625mg 35%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Copper 0.433mg 0.61mg 20%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 20%
Phosphorus 188mg 52mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.532mg 0.303mg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.9mg 0.202mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.044mg 0.222mg 14%
Potassium 1582mg 1125mg 13%
Choline 63.3mg 12%
Vitamin B5 2.553mg 3.018mg 9%
Selenium 2.6µg 7.4µg 9%
Fiber 9.8g 7.7g 8%
Protein 8.58g 6.21g 5%
Carbs 65.03g 80.88g 5%
Sodium 15mg 102mg 4%
Calories 258kcal 306kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.01mg 1%
Zinc 5.86mg 5.8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.244g 0.102g 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.3g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 55.23g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 2.97g N/A
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.103g 0.027g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kanpyo
4
9% 65% 20% 6%
Protein: 8.58 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 65.03 g
Water: 19.97 g
Other: 5.86 g
Agar
1
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 ProteinProtein +38.2%
Contains more FatsFats +86.7%
Contains more WaterWater +130.1%
Contains more OtherOther +49.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kanpyo
3
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.103 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.244 g
Agar
0
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 -26.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +281.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139.2%

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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. Kanpyo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169241/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.