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Wax gourd vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wax gourd and agar?

  • Agar is richer than wax gourd in iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, potassium, and vitamin E.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 263% more.

We used Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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 7.1% 5.4% 0.44% 14% 7.3% 16% 7.3% 14% 7.3% 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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +7600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3372.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22400%
Contains more IronIron +5531.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2672.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +883.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7578.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3600%
~equal in Sodium ~102mg

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 35% 0% 0% 1.6% 8.5% 0.23% 7.2% 7.3% 7.4% 0% 7% 3%
Agar
Agar
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +240%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2394.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +846.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +771.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +14400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wax gourd Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.38mg 21.4mg 263%
Manganese 0.056mg 4.3mg 185%
Magnesium 10mg 770mg 181%
Folate 4µg 580µg 144%
Copper 0.022mg 0.61mg 65%
Calcium 18mg 625mg 61%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 3.018mg 58%
Zinc 0.59mg 5.8mg 47%
Potassium 5mg 1125mg 33%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 5mg 33%
Fiber 1g 7.7g 27%
Carbs 3.04g 80.88g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.303mg 21%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 24.4µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.222mg 17%
Calories 14kcal 306kcal 15%
Selenium 0.2µg 7.4µg 13%
Protein 0.4g 6.21g 12%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 0mg 12%
Choline 4.9mg 63.3mg 11%
Phosphorus 17mg 52mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.384mg 0.202mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.9g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 350kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 714g 33g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.04g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 2.97g N/A
Sodium 107mg 102mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 96.06 g
Other: 0.3 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 +1006.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1452.5%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2560.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1210%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 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 -73.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.9%

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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. Wax gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170475/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.