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Peppermint vs. Agave nectar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between peppermint and agave nectar?

  • Agave nectar has less vitamin A, iron, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, folate, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin C than peppermint.
  • Peppermint's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 82% higher.
  • Peppermint has 243 times more calcium than agave nectar. Peppermint has 243mg of calcium, while agave nectar has 1mg.
  • Agave nectar has a lower glycemic index than peppermint.

We used Peppermint, fresh and Sweetener, syrup, agave types in this comparison.

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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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 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 +7900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14125%
Contains more IronIron +5544.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +3555.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +11000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23420%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.1%

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 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 +87.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +147.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Agave nectar DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Iron 5.08mg 0.09mg 62%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.005mg 51%
Copper 0.329mg 0.009mg 36%
Fiber 8g 0.2g 31%
Calcium 243mg 1mg 24%
Vitamin A 212µg 8µg 23%
Folate 114µg 30µg 21%
Carbs 14.89g 76.37g 20%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 19%
Magnesium 80mg 1mg 19%
Potassium 569mg 4mg 17%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 17mg 16%
Calories 70kcal 310kcal 12%
Phosphorus 73mg 1mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.01mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.234mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.165mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.98mg 7%
Protein 3.75g 0.09g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.689mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.122mg 3%
Selenium 1.7µg 3%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Fats 0.94g 0.45g 1%
Sodium 31mg 4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0g 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 76.17g N/A
Sugar 68.03g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 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 +4066.7%
Contains more FatsFats +108.9%
Contains more WaterWater +242.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1080%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +412.9%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.