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Summer squash vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between summer squash and agar

  • Summer squash contains less iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin E, and fiber than agar.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for agar is 263% higher.

Food types used in this article are Squash, summer, all varieties, 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 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 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 +4429.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +329.4%
Contains more IronIron +6014.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1096.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2357.1%
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 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
Agar
Agar
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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 +380%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +141.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1847.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +713.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
Contains more CholineCholine +844.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.35mg 21.4mg 263%
Magnesium 17mg 770mg 179%
Manganese 0.175mg 4.3mg 179%
Folate 29µg 580µg 138%
Copper 0.051mg 0.61mg 62%
Calcium 15mg 625mg 61%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3.018mg 57%
Zinc 0.29mg 5.8mg 50%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 5mg 33%
Carbs 3.35g 80.88g 26%
Fiber 1.1g 7.7g 26%
Potassium 262mg 1125mg 25%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin K 3µg 24.4µg 18%
Calories 16kcal 306kcal 15%
Selenium 0.2µg 7.4µg 13%
Choline 6.7mg 63.3mg 10%
Protein 1.21g 6.21g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.303mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.222mg 6%
Sodium 2mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.202mg 2%
Phosphorus 38mg 52mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 2.97g N/A
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 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 +990.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +413.2%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2314.3%
Contains more OtherOther +533.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.044 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 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 -27.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.6%

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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. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/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.