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Agave nectar vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between agave nectar and toffee

  • Agave nectar has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin K, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and folate; however, toffee is higher in vitamin A.
  • Toffee covers your daily saturated fat needs 103% more than agave nectar.
  • Toffee contains 85 times less vitamin C than agave nectar. Agave nectar contains 17mg of vitamin C, while toffee contains 0.2mg.
  • Agave nectar has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of toffee is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Sweetener, syrup, agave and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +112.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1175%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3100%

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%
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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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1425%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +142.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2275.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +703.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3887.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.94mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agave nectar Toffee DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 20.565g 93%
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Fats 0.45g 32.75g 50%
Cholesterol 0mg 104mg 35%
Vitamin A 8µg 319µg 35%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 8.964g 22%
Vitamin C 17mg 0.2mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0.009mg 17%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 2.8µg 16%
Calories 310kcal 560kcal 13%
Vitamin B1 0.122mg 0.008mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.222g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.068mg 7%
Folate 30µg 2µg 7%
Sodium 4mg 135mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.11µg 5%
Phosphorus 1mg 32mg 4%
Carbs 76.37g 64.72g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.689mg 0.029mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 3%
Calcium 1mg 34mg 3%
Selenium 1.7µg 0.8µg 2%
Protein 0.09g 1.07g 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Magnesium 1mg 4mg 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.12mg 1%
Potassium 4mg 51mg 1%
Copper 0.009mg 0.003mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Iron 0.09mg 0.03mg 1%
Net carbs 76.17g 64.72g N/A
Sugar 68.03g 63.47g N/A
Vitamin E 0.98mg 0.94mg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.002mg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g 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
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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18%
Contains more WaterWater +4070.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1088.9%
Contains more FatsFats +7177.8%
Contains more OtherOther +506.7%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.