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Burdock root vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between burdock root and agar?

  • Agar is richer than burdock root in iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 258% more.

We used Burdock root, raw and Seaweed, agar, dried types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 12% 27% 30% 26% 9% 22% 0.65% 30% 3.8%
Agar
Agar
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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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1926.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1424.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +265.3%
Contains more IronIron +2575%
Contains more CopperCopper +692.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1657.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1753.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +957.1%
~equal in Phosphorus ~52mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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 10% 0% 0% 7.6% 2.5% 6.9% 5.6% 19% 55% 0% 4% 17%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1215.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +840.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1425%
Contains more FolateFolate +2421.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.01mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burdock root Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.8mg 21.4mg 258%
Manganese 0.232mg 4.3mg 177%
Magnesium 38mg 770mg 174%
Folate 23µg 580µg 139%
Copper 0.077mg 0.61mg 59%
Calcium 41mg 625mg 58%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 3.018mg 54%
Zinc 0.33mg 5.8mg 50%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 5mg 31%
Potassium 308mg 1125mg 24%
Carbs 17.34g 80.88g 21%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 24.4µg 19%
Fiber 3.3g 7.7g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.222mg 15%
Calories 72kcal 306kcal 12%
Selenium 0.7µg 7.4µg 12%
Protein 1.53g 6.21g 9%
Choline 11.7mg 63.3mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.303mg 5%
Sodium 5mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.202mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.1g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 471kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 139g 33g N/A
Fats 0.15g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 2.97g N/A
Phosphorus 51mg 52mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.033mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 80%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 17.34 g
Water: 80.09 g
Other: 0.89 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +822.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +305.9%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +366.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.9%

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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. Burdock root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169974/nutrients
  2. Agar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170090/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.