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Vegetable vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between vegetable and agar?

  • Vegetable is higher in vitamin A, yet agar is higher in iron, magnesium, manganese, folate, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin E.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 257% more.

We used Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Seaweed, agar, dried types 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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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 -65.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +565.7%
Contains more IronIron +2509.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +634.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1083.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1034.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2366.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~52mg

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 11% 0% 71% 7.6% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14%
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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 +610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +321.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1215.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1898.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +309.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2952.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~24.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.82mg 21.4mg 257%
Magnesium 22mg 770mg 178%
Manganese 0.379mg 4.3mg 170%
Folate 19µg 580µg 140%
Calcium 25mg 625mg 60%
Copper 0.083mg 0.61mg 59%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 3.018mg 57%
Zinc 0.49mg 5.8mg 48%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 5mg 31%
Potassium 169mg 1125mg 28%
Vitamin A 214µg 0µg 24%
Carbs 13.09g 80.88g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.303mg 18%
Fiber 4.4g 7.7g 13%
Selenium 0.3µg 7.4µg 13%
Calories 65kcal 306kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.222mg 8%
Protein 2.86g 6.21g 7%
Choline 24.1mg 63.3mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.202mg 4%
Sodium 35mg 102mg 3%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 24.4µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.4g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 227kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 154g 33g N/A
Fats 0.15g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 2.97g N/A
Phosphorus 51mg 52mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 +858.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +117.1%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +517.9%
Contains more OtherOther +486.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 -49.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +170%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.7%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.