Agar seaweed, raw leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Agar seaweed, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Agar seaweed, raw for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Water chestnuts, canned for more fiber, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN2.08 g1.76 g
- Carbohydrate25.96 g24.6 g
- Fibermore is better1.92 g5 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.08 g4.92 g
- Total fat0.12 g0.12 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.02 g0.03 g
- Sodiumless is better34.62 mg16 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN869.23 mg236 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN207.69 mg8 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN7.15 mg1.74 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN257.69 mg10 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg2.6 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.

