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Coconut milk vs. Agave nectar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coconut milk and agave nectar different?

  • Coconut milk is higher in manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, agave nectar is richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut milk is 106% higher.
  • Coconut milk contains 183 times more manganese than agave nectar. While coconut milk contains 0.916mg of manganese, agave nectar contains only 0.005mg.
  • Agave nectar has less saturated fat.
  • Agave nectar has a lower glycemic index (13) than coconut milk (97).

Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) and Sweetener, syrup, agave are the varieties 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 26% 4.8% 23% 62% 89% 18% 43% 2% 119% 34%
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 +3600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6475%
Contains more IronIron +1722.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +2855.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +6600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18220%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +264.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.3%

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 9.3% 0% 3% 0% 6.5% 0% 14% 11% 7.6% 0% 0.25% 12% 4.6%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +507.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +553.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +369.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +609.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22400%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.689mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut milk Agave nectar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 21.14g 0g 96%
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Manganese 0.916mg 0.005mg 40%
Fats 23.84g 0.45g 36%
Copper 0.266mg 0.009mg 29%
Carbs 5.54g 76.37g 24%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 22.5µg 19%
Iron 1.64mg 0.09mg 19%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 17mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0.234mg 15%
Phosphorus 100mg 1mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.165mg 13%
Magnesium 37mg 1mg 9%
Selenium 6.2µg 1.7µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.122mg 8%
Fiber 2.2g 0.2g 8%
Potassium 263mg 4mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.98mg 6%
Zinc 0.67mg 0.01mg 6%
Calories 230kcal 310kcal 4%
Protein 2.29g 0.09g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 4%
Folate 16µg 30µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 0g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.261g 0g 2%
Calcium 16mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 8µg 1%
Choline 8.5mg 13.3mg 1%
Net carbs 3.34g 76.17g N/A
Sugar 3.34g 68.03g N/A
Sodium 15mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.76mg 0.689mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.09mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.116mg 0%
Valine 0.139mg 0%
Histidine 0.053mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 24% 6% 68%
Protein: 2.29 g
Fats: 23.84 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 67.62 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 +2444.4%
Contains more FatsFats +5197.8%
Contains more WaterWater +194.8%
Contains more OtherOther +373.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1278.5%

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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. Coconut milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170172/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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