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Salsa vs. Agave nectar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between salsa and agave nectar

  • Salsa has more iron, copper, vitamin A, and potassium; however, agave nectar is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Salsa covers your daily iron needs 27% more than agave nectar.
  • Agave nectar has 108 times less sodium than salsa. Salsa has 430mg of sodium, while agave nectar has 4mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are USDA Commodity, salsa 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.
Salsa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
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 +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6650%
Contains more IronIron +2388.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +325%

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.
Salsa
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 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 AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +325%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Agave nectar DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Iron 2.24mg 0.09mg 27%
Carbs 7g 76.37g 23%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 19%
Sodium 430mg 4mg 19%
Calories 36kcal 310kcal 14%
Vitamin C 4mg 17mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.165mg 10%
Copper 0.096mg 0.009mg 10%
Potassium 270mg 4mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.98mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.234mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.122mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 0.2g 5%
Phosphorus 30mg 1mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 1mg 4%
Protein 1.5g 0.09g 3%
Folate 19µg 30µg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 8µg 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.7µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.689mg 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.01mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0g 1%
Calcium 12mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.45g 0%
Net carbs 5.6g 76.17g N/A
Sugar 68.03g N/A
Manganese 0.005mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salsa
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 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 +1566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +291%
Contains more OtherOther +966.7%
Contains more FatsFats +125%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +991%

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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. 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.