Kimchi leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Kimchi comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Agar seaweed, raw for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more magnesium.
Pick Kimchi for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.08 g7.33 gWIN
- Carbohydrate25.96 g16 g
- Fibermore is better1.92 g10.67 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.08 g7.07 g
- Total fat0.12 g3.33 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.02 g0.45 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN34.62 mg3320 mg
- Potassiummore is better869.23 mg1006.67 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better207.69 mg220 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better7.15 mg16.67 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN257.69 mg93.33 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

