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Agar vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between agar and chicory

  • Chicory contains less iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B6 than agar.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for agar is 265% higher.
  • Chicory has 77 times less magnesium than agar. Agar has 770mg of magnesium, while chicory has 10mg.

Food types used in this article are Seaweed, agar, dried and Chicory, witloof, 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
9
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 7.1% 5.7% 19% 9% 17% 4.4% 11% 0.26% 13% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3189.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +433.2%
Contains more IronIron +8816.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1096.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3525%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%

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
7
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 9.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 16% 6.2% 3% 8.7% 9.7% 0% 0% 28%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +722.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1981.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +621.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1467.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +520%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Chicory DV% diff.
Iron 21.4mg 0.24mg 265%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.1mg 183%
Magnesium 770mg 10mg 181%
Folate 580µg 37µg 136%
Copper 0.61mg 0.051mg 62%
Calcium 625mg 19mg 61%
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 0.145mg 57%
Zinc 5.8mg 0.16mg 51%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Potassium 1125mg 211mg 27%
Carbs 80.88g 4g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.042mg 20%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 20%
Fiber 7.7g 3.1g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.027mg 15%
Calories 306kcal 17kcal 14%
Selenium 7.4µg 0.2µg 13%
Choline 63.3mg 12%
Protein 6.21g 0.9g 11%
Phosphorus 52mg 26mg 4%
Sodium 102mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.062mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 5.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 493kcal 189kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 588g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 73.18g 0.9g N/A
Sugar 2.97g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 0.16mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.022mg 0%
Valine 0.041mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +590%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1922%
Contains more OtherOther +718.8%
Contains more WaterWater +988.9%

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
34% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +131.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.7%

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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. Agar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170090/nutrients
  2. Chicory - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170404/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.