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Corn vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between corn and agar

  • Corn contains less iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, copper, calcium, zinc, vitamin B5, vitamin E, and potassium than agar.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 262% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Corn
Corn
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Agar
Agar
8
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 +48.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2861.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +416.1%
Contains more IronIron +4655.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1144.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +835.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2474.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3600%

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.
Corn
Corn
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 18% 0% 4.3% 1.8% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17%
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 +830%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +733.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +289.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +281.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +118%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6000%
Contains more FolateFolate +2421.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.45mg 21.4mg 262%
Manganese 0.167mg 4.3mg 180%
Magnesium 26mg 770mg 177%
Folate 23µg 580µg 139%
Calcium 3mg 625mg 62%
Copper 0.049mg 0.61mg 62%
Zinc 0.62mg 5.8mg 47%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 3.018mg 45%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 5mg 33%
Potassium 218mg 1125mg 27%
Fiber 2.4g 7.7g 21%
Carbs 20.98g 80.88g 20%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 24.4µg 20%
Selenium 0.2µg 7.4µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.222mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.303mg 13%
Calories 96kcal 306kcal 11%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 0.202mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.01mg 7%
Protein 3.41g 6.21g 6%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 0mg 6%
Choline 29.1mg 63.3mg 6%
Phosphorus 77mg 52mg 4%
Sodium 1mg 102mg 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.102g 3%
Fats 1.5g 0.3g 2%
Vitamin A 13µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.061g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.027g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 282kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 104g 33g N/A
Net carbs 18.58g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 4.54g 2.97g N/A
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
Corn
2
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 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 FatsFats +400%
Contains more WaterWater +745.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +82.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +285.5%
Contains more OtherOther +461.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
Corn
2
17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1285.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +491.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69%

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.