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Sun-dried tomato vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sun-dried tomato and agar different?

  • Sun-dried tomato is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B3; however, agar is richer in iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, calcium, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for agar is 234% higher.

Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained and Seaweed, agar, dried are the varieties 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 58% 14% 138% 101% 158% 21% 60% 35% 61% 16%
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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 more PotassiumPotassium +39.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +167.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1229.8%
Contains more IronIron +698.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +29%
Contains more ZincZinc +643.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +822.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +146.7%

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 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 339% 21% 0% 0% 48% 88% 68% 29% 74% 0% 0% 17% 0%
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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 +1830%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +72.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1697%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +530.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +2421.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.303mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sun-dried tomato Agar DV% diff.
Iron 2.68mg 21.4mg 234%
Manganese 0.466mg 4.3mg 167%
Magnesium 81mg 770mg 164%
Folate 23µg 580µg 139%
Vitamin C 101.8mg 0mg 113%
Calcium 47mg 625mg 58%
Vitamin B5 0.479mg 3.018mg 51%
Zinc 0.78mg 5.8mg 46%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Monounsaturated fat 8.663g 0.027g 22%
Fats 14.08g 0.3g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.63mg 0.202mg 21%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 20%
Carbs 23.33g 80.88g 19%
Copper 0.473mg 0.61mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.193mg 0.01mg 15%
Potassium 1565mg 1125mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.06g 0.102g 13%
Phosphorus 139mg 52mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.383mg 0.222mg 12%
Choline 63.3mg 12%
Fiber 5.8g 7.7g 8%
Selenium 3µg 7.4µg 8%
Saturated fat 1.893g 0.061g 8%
Sodium 266mg 102mg 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Calories 213kcal 306kcal 5%
Protein 5.06g 6.21g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.319mg 0.303mg 1%
Net carbs 17.53g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 2.97g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.185mg 0%
Lysine 0.186mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.131mg 0%
Valine 0.13mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 14% 23% 54% 4%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 14.08 g
Carbs: 23.33 g
Water: 53.83 g
Other: 3.7 g
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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 FatsFats +4593.3%
Contains more WaterWater +520.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +246.7%
~equal in Other ~3.93g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 69% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.893 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.663 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.06 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31985.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1919.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%

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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. Sun-dried tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169384/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.

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