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Agave nectar vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between agave nectar and croissant

  • Agave nectar has more vitamin C and vitamin K, while croissant has more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and folate.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 58% higher.
  • Croissant contains 85 times less vitamin C than agave nectar. Agave nectar contains 17mg of vitamin C, while croissant contains 0.2mg.
  • The amount of sodium in agave nectar is lower.
  • Agave nectar has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of agave nectar is 13, while the glycemic index of croissant is 56.

The food types used in this comparison are Sweetener, syrup, agave and Croissants, butter.

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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 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2850%
Contains more IronIron +2155.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +788.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +7400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1235.3%

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 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 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +303.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2475%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +218%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +193.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +191.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agave nectar Croissant DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Saturated fat 0g 11.659g 53%
Selenium 1.7µg 22.7µg 38%
Fats 0.45g 21g 32%
Iron 0.09mg 2.03mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.122mg 0.388mg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Vitamin A 8µg 206µg 22%
Sodium 4mg 467mg 20%
Vitamin C 17mg 0.2mg 19%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 1.8µg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 17%
Protein 0.09g 8.2g 16%
Phosphorus 1mg 105mg 15%
Folate 30µg 88µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 5.525g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0.058mg 14%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.33mg 14%
Fiber 0.2g 2.6g 10%
Carbs 76.37g 45.8g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.689mg 2.188mg 9%
Copper 0.009mg 0.08mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.75mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.094g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.241mg 6%
Choline 13.3mg 38.8mg 5%
Calories 310kcal 406kcal 5%
Calcium 1mg 37mg 4%
Magnesium 1mg 16mg 4%
Potassium 4mg 118mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.98mg 0.84mg 1%
Net carbs 76.17g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 68.03g 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

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
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +9011.1%
Contains more FatsFats +4566.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%
~equal in Water ~23.2g

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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. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/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.