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Edamame vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between edamame and agar

  • Edamame has less iron, magnesium, manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B5, zinc, copper, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Agar covers your daily iron needs 239% more than edamame.

Food varieties used in this article are Edamame, frozen, prepared and Seaweed, agar, dried.

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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 46% 19% 38% 85% 115% 37% 72% 0.78% 134% 4.4%
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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 more PhosphorusPhosphorus +225%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1103.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +892.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +158%
Contains more IronIron +842.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +323.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +319.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +825%

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 20% 0% 5% 14% 50% 36% 17% 24% 23% 0% 67% 233%
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 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +353%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +635.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +664.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +203%
Contains more FolateFolate +86.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~24.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Edamame Agar DV% diff.
Iron 2.27mg 21.4mg 239%
Magnesium 64mg 770mg 168%
Manganese 1.024mg 4.3mg 142%
Folate 311µg 580µg 67%
Calcium 63mg 625mg 56%
Vitamin B5 0.395mg 3.018mg 52%
Zinc 1.37mg 5.8mg 40%
Copper 0.345mg 0.61mg 29%
Vitamin E 0.68mg 5mg 29%
Carbs 8.91g 80.88g 24%
Potassium 436mg 1125mg 20%
Phosphorus 169mg 52mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.01mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.303mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.156g 0.102g 14%
Selenium 0.8µg 7.4µg 12%
Protein 11.91g 6.21g 11%
Fiber 5.2g 7.7g 10%
Calories 121kcal 306kcal 9%
Fats 5.2g 0.3g 8%
Vitamin C 6.1mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.155mg 0.222mg 5%
Sodium 6mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.915mg 0.202mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.62g 0.061g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.282g 0.027g 3%
Vitamin A 15µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 26.7µg 24.4µg 2%
Starch 1.51g 1%
Choline 56.3mg 63.3mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 9.8g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 102kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 83g 33g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.5 2.1 N/A
Net carbs 3.71g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 2.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.009g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.126mg 0%
Threonine 0.331mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.3mg 0%
Leucine 0.745mg 0%
Lysine 0.745mg 0%
Methionine 0.141mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.488mg 0%
Valine 0.324mg 0%
Histidine 0.267mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.087g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.358g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.789g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 5% 9% 73%
Protein: 11.91 g
Fats: 5.2 g
Carbs: 8.91 g
Water: 72.77 g
Other: 1.21 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 ProteinProtein +91.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1633.3%
Contains more WaterWater +738.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +807.7%
Contains more OtherOther +224.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 32% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.62 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.282 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.156 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 +4648.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2013.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.2%

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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. Edamame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168411/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.