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Tomato vs. Agar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tomatoes and agar

  • Tomatoes have less iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Agar's daily need coverage for iron is 264% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Seaweed, agar, dried.

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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.
Tomato
Tomato
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
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 -95.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +374.7%
Contains more IronIron +7825.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +933.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +3311.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3671.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
Tomato
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 46% 0% 14% 11% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11%
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 +270%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +825.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1068.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3291%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +278.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +208.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +3766.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Agar DV% diff.
Iron 0.27mg 21.4mg 264%
Manganese 0.114mg 4.3mg 182%
Magnesium 11mg 770mg 181%
Folate 15µg 580µg 141%
Calcium 10mg 625mg 62%
Copper 0.059mg 0.61mg 61%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 3.018mg 59%
Zinc 0.17mg 5.8mg 51%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 5mg 30%
Carbs 3.89g 80.88g 26%
Potassium 237mg 1125mg 26%
Fiber 1.2g 7.7g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.303mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.222mg 16%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 0mg 15%
Calories 18kcal 306kcal 14%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 24.4µg 14%
Selenium 0µg 7.4µg 13%
Protein 0.88g 6.21g 11%
Choline 6.7mg 63.3mg 10%
Vitamin A 42µg 0µg 5%
Phosphorus 24mg 52mg 4%
Sodium 5mg 102mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.202mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Protein per 100 calories 4.9g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 205kcal 493kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 556g 33g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 73.18g N/A
Sugar 2.63g 2.97g N/A
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.027g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.102g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0g 0.087g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 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 +988.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +605.7%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1979.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
Tomato
2
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 -54.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.9%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.