Agar vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between agar and beetroot

The amount of iron, magnesium, manganese, folate, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin E, and potassium in agar is higher than in beetroot.
Agar covers your daily need for iron, 258% more than beetroot.
Agar contains 125 times more vitamin E than beetroot. While agar contains 5mg of vitamin E, beetroot contains only 0.04mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seaweed, agar, dried and Beets, 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

Beetroot

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+3247.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3806.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+246.2%
Contains more IronIron	+2575%
Contains more CopperCopper	+713.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1557.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1207%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+957.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-23.5%

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

Beetroot

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+12400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+455%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1847.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+352.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+12100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+432.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+65.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	21.4mg	0.8mg	258%
Magnesium	770mg	23mg	178%
Manganese	4.3mg	0.329mg	173%
Folate	580µg	109µg	118%
Calcium	625mg	16mg	61%
Copper	0.61mg	0.075mg	59%
Vitamin B5	3.018mg	0.155mg	57%
Zinc	5.8mg	0.35mg	50%
Vitamin E	5mg	0.04mg	33%
Carbs	80.88g	9.56g	24%
Potassium	1125mg	325mg	24%
Fiber	7.7g	2.8g	20%
Vitamin K	24.4µg	0.2µg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.303mg	0.067mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.222mg	0.04mg	14%
Calories	306kcal	43kcal	13%
Selenium	7.4µg	0.7µg	12%
Choline	63.3mg	6mg	10%
Protein	6.21g	1.61g	9%
Vitamin C	0mg	4.9mg	5%
Phosphorus	52mg	40mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.031mg	2%
Sodium	102mg	78mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.202mg	0.334mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	3.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	493kcal	267kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	33g	233g	N/A
Fats	0.3g	0.17g	0%
Net carbs	73.18g	6.76g	N/A
Sugar	2.97g	6.76g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.061g	0.027g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.027g	0.032g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.102g	0.06g	0%
Tryptophan		0.019mg	0%
Threonine		0.047mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.048mg	0%
Leucine		0.068mg	0%
Lysine		0.058mg	0%
Methionine		0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.046mg	0%
Valine		0.056mg	0%
Histidine		0.021mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.087g	0g	N/A