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Cassava vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cassava and agar?

  • Agar is richer than cassava in iron, magnesium, manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 264% more.

We used Cassava, raw and Seaweed, agar, dried 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 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 -86.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3806.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +315.1%
Contains more IronIron +7825.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +510%
Contains more ZincZinc +1605.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1019.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +957.1%

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.
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 69% 0% 0.33% 3.8% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +770%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +322.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2531.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2720.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +244.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1184.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +2048.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.27mg 21.4mg 264%
Magnesium 21mg 770mg 178%
Manganese 0.384mg 4.3mg 170%
Folate 27µg 580µg 138%
Calcium 16mg 625mg 61%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 3.018mg 58%
Copper 0.1mg 0.61mg 57%
Zinc 0.34mg 5.8mg 50%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 5mg 32%
Potassium 271mg 1125mg 25%
Fiber 1.8g 7.7g 24%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 24.4µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.303mg 17%
Carbs 38.06g 80.88g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.222mg 13%
Selenium 0.7µg 7.4µg 12%
Protein 1.36g 6.21g 10%
Calories 160kcal 306kcal 7%
Choline 23.7mg 63.3mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.01mg 6%
Phosphorus 27mg 52mg 4%
Sodium 14mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.202mg 4%
Protein per 100 calories 0.85g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1176kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 33g N/A
Fats 0.28g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 2.97g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 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 +587.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +356.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +112.5%
Contains more OtherOther +533.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +177.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.5%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.