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Agar vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between agar and arrowroot

  • The amount of iron, manganese, magnesium, calcium, folate, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, fiber, and potassium in agar is higher than in arrowroot.
  • Agar covers your daily iron needs 240% more than arrowroot.
  • Arrowroot has 104 times less calcium than agar. Agar has 625mg of calcium, while arrowroot has 6mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, agar, dried and Arrowroot, raw.

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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.
Agar
Agar
8
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2980%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +147.8%
Contains more IronIron +864%
Contains more CopperCopper +404.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +820.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2371.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +957.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.5%

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.
Agar
Agar
6
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%
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 6.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +276.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +933.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1330%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +738.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Arrowroot DV% diff.
Iron 21.4mg 2.22mg 240%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.174mg 179%
Magnesium 770mg 25mg 177%
Calcium 625mg 6mg 62%
Folate 580µg 338µg 61%
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 0.292mg 55%
Copper 0.61mg 0.121mg 54%
Zinc 5.8mg 0.63mg 47%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Fiber 7.7g 1.3g 26%
Carbs 80.88g 13.39g 22%
Potassium 1125mg 454mg 20%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.059mg 13%
Calories 306kcal 65kcal 12%
Selenium 7.4µg 0.7µg 12%
Choline 63.3mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.143mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 1.693mg 9%
Phosphorus 52mg 98mg 7%
Protein 6.21g 4.24g 4%
Sodium 102mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.266mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.9mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 6.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 493kcal 153kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 154g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 73.18g 12.09g N/A
Sugar 2.97g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.092g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Agar
Agar
4
6% 81% 9% 4%
Protein: 6.21 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 80.88 g
Water: 8.68 g
Other: 3.93 g
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.5%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +504%
Contains more OtherOther +176.8%
Contains more WaterWater +830.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Agar
Agar
2
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +575%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.092g

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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. Agar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170090/nutrients
  2. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/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.