Agar seaweed, raw leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Agar seaweed, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Agar seaweed, raw for less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Nopales (cactus pads), cooked for more protein, more fiber, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy26 kcal15 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.54 g1.35 gWIN
- Carbohydrate6.75 g3.28 g
- Fibermore is better0.5 g2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.28 g1.12 g
- Total fat0.03 g0.05 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.01 g0.01 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN9 mg20 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN226 mg195 mg
- Calciummore is better54 mg164 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.86 mg0.5 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN67 mg47 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg5.3 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.

