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Agave nectar vs. Orange juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are agave nectar and orange juice different?

  • Agave nectar is richer in vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin E, while orange juice is higher in vitamin C and potassium.
  • Orange juice covers your daily need for vitamin C, 37% more than agave nectar.
  • Agave nectar contains 225 times more vitamin K than orange juice. Agave nectar contains 22.5µg of vitamin K, while orange juice contains 0.1µg.
  • Orange juice is lower in sugar.
  • Orange juice has a higher glycemic index (50) than agave nectar (13).

Sweetener, syrup, agave and Orange juice, raw types were used in this article.

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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 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1600%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4900%
Contains more IronIron +122.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +388.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180%

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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +485%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22400%
Contains more CholineCholine +114.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~30µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agave nectar Orange juice DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Vitamin C 17mg 50mg 37%
Carbs 76.37g 10.4g 22%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 0.1µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0.04mg 15%
Calories 310kcal 45kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.03mg 10%
Potassium 4mg 200mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.98mg 0.04mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Copper 0.009mg 0.044mg 4%
Selenium 1.7µg 0.1µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.122mg 0.09mg 3%
Magnesium 1mg 11mg 2%
Phosphorus 1mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.689mg 0.4mg 2%
Protein 0.09g 0.7g 1%
Calcium 1mg 11mg 1%
Iron 0.09mg 0.2mg 1%
Choline 13.3mg 6.2mg 1%
Fats 0.45g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 76.17g 10.2g N/A
Sugar 68.03g 8.4g N/A
Fiber 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.05mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 8µg 10µg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.014mg 0%
Folate 30µg 30µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.003mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +125%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +634.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +677.8%
Contains more WaterWater +284.9%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%

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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. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/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.