Agar seaweed, raw leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Agar seaweed, raw: 100 g · Lotus root, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Agar seaweed, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Agar seaweed, raw for less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Lotus root, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy26 kcal66 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.54 g1.58 gWIN
- Carbohydrate6.75 g16.02 g
- Fibermore is better0.5 g3.1 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.28 g—
- Total fat0.03 g0.07 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.01 g0.02 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN9 mg281 mg
- Potassiummore is better226 mg363 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN54 mg26 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.86 mg0.9 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN67 mg22 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg27.4 mgWIN
- 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.

