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Carrot vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrots and agar?

  • Carrots are higher in vitamin A, yet agar is higher in iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin E.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 264% more.

We used Carrots, 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.
Carrot
Carrot
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6316.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1793.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251.6%
Contains more IronIron +7033.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1255.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2316.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2907%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7300%

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.
Carrot
Carrot
4
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 20% 0% 278% 13% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14%
Agar
Agar
6
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +386.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +657.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +282.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1005.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +84.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2952.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.3mg 21.4mg 264%
Manganese 0.143mg 4.3mg 181%
Magnesium 12mg 770mg 180%
Folate 19µg 580µg 140%
Vitamin A 835µg 0µg 93%
Copper 0.045mg 0.61mg 63%
Calcium 33mg 625mg 59%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 3.018mg 55%
Zinc 0.24mg 5.8mg 51%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 5mg 29%
Carbs 9.58g 80.88g 24%
Potassium 320mg 1125mg 24%
Fiber 2.8g 7.7g 20%
Calories 41kcal 306kcal 13%
Selenium 0.1µg 7.4µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.222mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.303mg 13%
Protein 0.93g 6.21g 11%
Choline 8.8mg 63.3mg 10%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 24.4µg 9%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.202mg 5%
Phosphorus 35mg 52mg 2%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Sodium 69mg 102mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 441kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 244g 33g N/A
Fats 0.24g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 2.97g N/A
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
1
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Agar
Agar
3
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 +917.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +567.7%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +744.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Agar
Agar
1
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 -39.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92.9%

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.