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Bamboo shoots vs. Agave nectar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bamboo shoots and agave nectar different?

  • Bamboo shoots are richer in copper, potassium, manganese, zinc, phosphorus, and fiber, while agave nectar is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Bamboo shoots cover your daily need for copper, 20% more than agave nectar.
  • Bamboo shoots contain 133 times more potassium than agave nectar. Bamboo shoots contain 533mg of potassium, while agave nectar contains 4mg.
  • Bamboo shoots have a higher glycemic index (32) than agave nectar (13).

Bamboo shoots, raw and Sweetener, syrup, agave types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.3% 0.35% 3.4% 3% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 0.65% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13225%
Contains more IronIron +455.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2011.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +10900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5800%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5140%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +112.5%
~equal in Sodium ~4mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 57% 2.7% 20% 0% 31% 38% 13% 0% 54% 0% 56% 23% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +325%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +328.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.98mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.234mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bamboo shoots Agave nectar DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Carbs 5.2g 76.37g 24%
Copper 0.19mg 0.009mg 20%
Vitamin K 0µg 22.5µg 19%
Potassium 533mg 4mg 16%
Calories 27kcal 310kcal 14%
Vitamin C 4mg 17mg 14%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.005mg 11%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.01mg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 0.2g 8%
Phosphorus 59mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.165mg 7%
Folate 7µg 30µg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 0.09mg 5%
Protein 2.6g 0.09g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.161mg 3%
Choline 0mg 13.3mg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 1.7µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.122mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 0g 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.689mg 1%
Calcium 13mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.45g 0%
Net carbs 3g 76.17g N/A
Magnesium 3mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 3g 68.03g N/A
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.98mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.234mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
76% 23%
Protein: 0.09 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 76.37 g
Water: 22.94 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2788.9%
Contains more WaterWater +296.7%
Contains more OtherOther +500%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1368.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/nutrients
  2. Agave nectar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170277/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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