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Agave nectar vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between agave nectar and teff

  • Agave nectar has more vitamin B6 and vitamin B2; however, teff is higher in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 124% more than agave nectar.
  • Teff contains 5 times less vitamin B2 than agave nectar. Agave nectar contains 0.165mg of vitamin B2, while teff contains 0.033mg.
  • The glycemic index of teff is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Sweetener, syrup, agave and Teff, 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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2575%
Contains more IronIron +2177.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +2411.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +11000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57100%

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%
Teff
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +141.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agave nectar Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.005mg 2.86mg 124%
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Iron 0.09mg 2.05mg 25%
Copper 0.009mg 0.226mg 24%
Carbs 76.37g 19.86g 19%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 19%
Vitamin C 17mg 19%
Phosphorus 1mg 120mg 17%
Magnesium 1mg 50mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0.097mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.033mg 10%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.11mg 10%
Calories 310kcal 101kcal 10%
Fiber 0.2g 2.8g 10%
Protein 0.09g 3.87g 8%
Vitamin E 0.98mg 7%
Calcium 1mg 49mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.122mg 0.183mg 5%
Folate 30µg 18µg 3%
Selenium 1.7µg 3%
Potassium 4mg 107mg 3%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Vitamin A 8µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.689mg 0.909mg 1%
Fats 0.45g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 76.17g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 68.03g N/A
Sodium 4mg 8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 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
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +284.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4200%
Contains more FatsFats +44.4%
Contains more WaterWater +226.6%
Contains more OtherOther +360%

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

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

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