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Chestnut vs. Agave nectar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chestnut and agave nectar

  • The amount of copper, manganese, potassium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin C in chestnut is higher than in agave nectar.
  • Chestnut covers your daily need for copper, 51% more than agave nectar.
  • Chestnut contains 179 times more potassium than agave nectar. While chestnut contains 715mg of potassium, agave nectar contains only 4mg.
  • Agave nectar has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of agave nectar is 13, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed 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 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
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 +5300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17775%
Contains more IronIron +1822.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +5144.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9800%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16980%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.2%

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 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 CVitamin C +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.689mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.234mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Agave nectar DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Copper 0.472mg 0.009mg 51%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.005mg 37%
Potassium 715mg 4mg 21%
Iron 1.73mg 0.09mg 21%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 19%
Carbs 27.76g 76.37g 16%
Phosphorus 99mg 1mg 14%
Magnesium 54mg 1mg 13%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 17mg 11%
Calories 131kcal 310kcal 9%
Vitamin E 0.98mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 6%
Calcium 46mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.165mg 5%
Protein 2g 0.09g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0g 4%
Selenium 1.7µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.122mg 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Folate 38µg 30µg 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.01mg 2%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0g 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 8µg 1%
Fats 1.38g 0.45g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0g 1%
Sodium 27mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 76.17g N/A
Sugar 68.03g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.689mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.234mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 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 +2122.2%
Contains more FatsFats +206.7%
Contains more WaterWater +197.1%
Contains more OtherOther +373.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +175.1%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/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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