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Buckwheat vs. Agave nectar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between buckwheat and agave nectar

  • Buckwheat has more manganese, copper, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, and iron; however, agave nectar is richer in vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Agave nectar's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 19% more.
  • Buckwheat contains 81 times more manganese than agave nectar. Buckwheat contains 0.403mg of manganese, while agave nectar contains 0.005mg.
  • Buckwheat has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of buckwheat is 51, while the glycemic index of agave nectar is 13.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Sweetener, syrup, agave.

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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 36% 2.1% 7.8% 30% 49% 17% 30% 0.52% 53% 12%
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 +5000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2100%
Contains more IronIron +788.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1522.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +6000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7960%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29.4%
~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 0% 0% 1.8% 0% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 0% 4.8% 11% 11%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +51.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +988.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +323.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +203.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1084.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Agave nectar DV% diff.
Fructose 0.1g 55.6g 69%
Vitamin C 0mg 17mg 19%
Carbs 19.94g 76.37g 19%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 22.5µg 17%
Manganese 0.403mg 0.005mg 17%
Copper 0.146mg 0.009mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.234mg 12%
Magnesium 51mg 1mg 12%
Calories 92kcal 310kcal 11%
Fiber 2.7g 0.2g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.165mg 10%
Phosphorus 70mg 1mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.09mg 9%
Protein 3.38g 0.09g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.122mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.98mg 6%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.01mg 5%
Folate 14µg 30µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 0.689mg 2%
Potassium 88mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 0g 1%
Choline 20.1mg 13.3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.134g 0g 1%
Selenium 2.2µg 1.7µg 1%
Calcium 7mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.62g 0.45g 0%
Net carbs 17.24g 76.17g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 68.03g N/A
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 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 +3655.6%
Contains more FatsFats +37.8%
Contains more WaterWater +229.7%
Contains more OtherOther +186.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +283%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
57% 29% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
18% 82%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 12.43 g
Fructose: 55.6 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +6115%
Contains more FructoseFructose +55500%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/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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