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Agar vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are agar and cucumber different?

  • Agar is higher than cucumber in iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin E, and fiber.
  • Agar covers your daily need for iron, 264% more than cucumber.
  • Agar contains 167 times more vitamin E than cucumber. Agar contains 5mg of vitamin E, while cucumber contains 0.03mg.

Seaweed, agar, dried and Cucumber, with peel, raw types were used 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.
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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5823.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3806.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +665.3%
Contains more IronIron +7542.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1387.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5343%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2366.7%
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
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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%
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% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +572.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +106.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1065.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +657.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +48.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +8185.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +170%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agar Cucumber DV% diff.
Iron 21.4mg 0.28mg 264%
Manganese 4.3mg 0.079mg 184%
Magnesium 770mg 13mg 180%
Folate 580µg 7µg 143%
Copper 0.61mg 0.041mg 63%
Calcium 625mg 16mg 61%
Vitamin B5 3.018mg 0.259mg 55%
Zinc 5.8mg 0.2mg 51%
Vitamin E 5mg 0.03mg 33%
Potassium 1125mg 147mg 29%
Fiber 7.7g 0.5g 29%
Carbs 80.88g 3.63g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.04mg 20%
Calories 306kcal 15kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0.222mg 0.033mg 15%
Selenium 7.4µg 0.3µg 13%
Protein 6.21g 0.65g 11%
Choline 63.3mg 6mg 10%
Vitamin K 24.4µg 16.4µg 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 24mg 4%
Sodium 102mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.202mg 0.098mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 493kcal 231kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 667g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 73.18g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 2.97g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Saturated fat 0.061g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.087g 0g 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% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +855.4%
Contains more FatsFats +172.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2128.1%
Contains more OtherOther +934.2%
Contains more WaterWater +997.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +440%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +218.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.3%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.