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Agave nectar vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between agave nectar and fruitcake

  • Agave nectar has more vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, fruitcake is richer in iron, fiber, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Fruitcake's daily need coverage for iron is 25% more.
  • Agave nectar contains 34 times more vitamin C than fruitcake. Agave nectar contains 17mg of vitamin C, while fruitcake contains 0.5mg.
  • Fruitcake has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fruitcake is 53, while the glycemic index of agave nectar is 13.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sweetener, syrup, agave and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared.

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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% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3725%
Contains more IronIron +2200%
Contains more CopperCopper +455.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.6%

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +408.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1400%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +49.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.9mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agave nectar Fruitcake DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Iron 0.09mg 2.07mg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.323g 22%
Vitamin C 17mg 0.5mg 18%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 1.5µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0.046mg 14%
Fiber 0.2g 3.7g 14%
Fats 0.45g 9.1g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 4.2g 11%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.22mg 9%
Phosphorus 1mg 52mg 7%
Protein 0.09g 2.9g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.122mg 0.05mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Saturated fat 0g 1.048g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.099mg 5%
Carbs 76.37g 61.6g 5%
Copper 0.009mg 0.05mg 5%
Sodium 4mg 101mg 4%
Potassium 4mg 153mg 4%
Magnesium 1mg 16mg 4%
Calcium 1mg 33mg 3%
Folate 30µg 20µg 3%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.27mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Choline 13.3mg 8.9mg 1%
Calories 310kcal 324kcal 1%
Selenium 1.7µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.98mg 0.9mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.689mg 0.791mg 1%
Net carbs 76.17g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 68.03g 27.42g N/A
Vitamin A 8µg 7µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g 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
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3122.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1922.2%
Contains more WaterWater +10.3%
Contains more OtherOther +633.3%

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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. Agave nectar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170277/nutrients
  2. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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