Agar vs. Wax gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between agar and wax gourd?

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.
Agar has 225 times more potassium than wax gourd. While agar has 1125mg of potassium, wax gourd has only 5mg.

We used Seaweed, agar, dried and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.

Agar

Wax gourd

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 ~107mg

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

Wax gourd

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%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+240%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+90.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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