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Agave nectar vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between agave nectar and arborio rice

  • Agave nectar has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2; however, arborio rice is higher in iron, manganese, selenium, folate, copper, and vitamin B3.
  • Agave nectar covers your daily vitamin C needs 19% more than arborio rice.
  • Arborio rice contains 10 times less vitamin B2 than agave nectar. Agave nectar contains 0.165mg of vitamin B2, while arborio rice contains 0.016mg.
  • The glycemic index of arborio rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Sweetener, syrup, agave and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked.

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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 0.71% 0.3% 0.35% 3.4% 3% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 0.65% 9.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 0.3% 2.3% 55% 24% 11% 14% 0% 47% 41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +550%
Contains more IronIron +1522.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +700%
Contains more ZincZinc +3900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7040%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +341.2%
~equal in Calcium ~1mg

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 57% 2.7% 20% 0% 31% 38% 13% 0% 54% 0% 56% 23% 7.3%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 41% 3.7% 28% 24% 14% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +931.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +296.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +116.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +96.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agave nectar Arborio rice DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 19%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Iron 0.09mg 1.46mg 17%
Carbs 76.37g 28.73g 16%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.357mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0.059mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.016mg 11%
Selenium 1.7µg 7.5µg 11%
Calories 310kcal 130kcal 9%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 8%
Copper 0.009mg 0.072mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.98mg 7%
Folate 30µg 59µg 7%
Phosphorus 1mg 33mg 5%
Protein 0.09g 2.36g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.689mg 1.493mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.122mg 0.164mg 4%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.4mg 4%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Magnesium 1mg 8mg 2%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 4mg 26mg 1%
Fats 0.45g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 76.17g 28.73g N/A
Calcium 1mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 68.03g N/A
Sodium 4mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.051g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.058g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.102mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0%
Methionine 0.056mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.126mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
76% 23%
Protein: 0.09 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 76.37 g
Water: 22.94 g
Other: 0.15 g
2% 29% 69%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 28.73 g
Water: 68.53 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more FatsFats +136.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +165.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2522.2%
Contains more WaterWater +198.7%
Contains more OtherOther +26.7%

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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
  2. Arborio rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168882/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.