Agar Nutrition Facts

These agar facts can be used to help make decisions with regards to including agar in your diet.

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About Agar

Agar, also known as "agar agar", is a natural vegetable geletin derived from red algae. It is often used as a thickening agent in sweets and other foods.

In Asia, agar-agar is often used in soups and jellies. In India, agar-agar is sometimes referred to as "China grass" and is used in deserts. In Japanese cuisine, agar-agar is often used to make a desert called "anmitsu" - a mixture of agar cubes and fruits or other ingredients.

Nutrition Facts

You can use the following information to decide whether or not to include agar in your diet.

Agar is:

Low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium
High in Folate, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Manganese, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Pantothenic Acid, Zinc and Copper.

The nutritional value of agar means that it's good for: