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Hoisin sauce vs. Agave nectar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between hoisin sauce and agave nectar?

  • Hoisin sauce is higher in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, and magnesium, yet agave nectar is higher in vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Hoisin sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 70% more.
  • Hoisin sauce has 51 times more manganese than agave nectar. While hoisin sauce has 0.254mg of manganese, agave nectar has only 0.005mg.
  • The amount of sodium in agave nectar is lower.

We used Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve and Sweetener, syrup, agave types 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 17% 9.6% 11% 38% 43% 8.7% 16% 211% 33% 9.8%
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 +2300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2875%
Contains more IronIron +1022.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1322.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +3100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4980%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
~equal in Selenium ~1.7µg

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 1.3% 0% 5.6% 0% 1% 50% 22% 4.1% 14% 0% 1.3% 17% 4.4%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2950%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +277.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4400%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +66.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hoisin sauce Agave nectar DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Sodium 1615mg 4mg 70%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 17mg 18%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 22.5µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.062mg 0.234mg 13%
Copper 0.128mg 0.009mg 13%
Iron 1.01mg 0.09mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.698g 0g 11%
Carbs 44.08g 76.37g 11%
Manganese 0.254mg 0.005mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.122mg 10%
Fiber 2.8g 0.2g 10%
Protein 3.31g 0.09g 6%
Fats 3.39g 0.45g 5%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.98mg 5%
Calories 220kcal 310kcal 5%
Phosphorus 38mg 1mg 5%
Magnesium 24mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.165mg 4%
Potassium 119mg 4mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.568g 0g 3%
Calcium 32mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.17mg 0.689mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.01mg 3%
Folate 23µg 30µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.963g 0g 2%
Choline 8mg 13.3mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 8µg 1%
Net carbs 41.28g 76.17g N/A
Sugar 27.26g 68.03g N/A
Selenium 1.8µg 1.7µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 44% 44% 5%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 44.08 g
Water: 44.23 g
Other: 4.99 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 +3577.8%
Contains more FatsFats +653.3%
Contains more WaterWater +92.8%
Contains more OtherOther +3226.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73.3%

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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. Hoisin sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172886/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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