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Pimiento vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pimiento and agar?

  • Pimiento is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A, yet agar is richer in iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 247% higher.

We used Pimento, canned and Seaweed, agar, dried types in this comparison.

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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
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 -86.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12733.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +612%
Contains more IronIron +1173.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1144.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +2952.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4573.9%
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 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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +204.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +624.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +270%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30080%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +194%
Contains more FolateFolate +9566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +904.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Agar DV% diff.
Iron 1.68mg 21.4mg 247%
Manganese 0.092mg 4.3mg 183%
Magnesium 6mg 770mg 182%
Folate 6µg 580µg 144%
Vitamin C 84.9mg 0mg 94%
Copper 0.049mg 0.61mg 62%
Calcium 6mg 625mg 62%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 3.018mg 60%
Zinc 0.19mg 5.8mg 51%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5mg 29%
Potassium 158mg 1125mg 28%
Carbs 5.1g 80.88g 25%
Fiber 1.9g 7.7g 23%
Vitamin A 133µg 0µg 15%
Calories 23kcal 306kcal 14%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 24.4µg 13%
Selenium 0.2µg 7.4µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.222mg 12%
Choline 6.3mg 63.3mg 10%
Protein 1.1g 6.21g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.303mg 7%
Phosphorus 17mg 52mg 5%
Sodium 14mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 0.202mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 3.2g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 2.97g N/A
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 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 +972.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +464.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1485.9%
Contains more OtherOther +882.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
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 -26.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.