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Agave nectar vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are agave nectar and wheat different?

  • Agave nectar is richer in vitamin C, while wheat is higher in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 159% more than agave nectar.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index (50) than agave nectar (13).

Sweetener, syrup, agave and Wheat, durum 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%
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10675%
Contains more IronIron +3811.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +6044.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +41500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60140%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5158.8%

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% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +243.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +877.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +43.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agave nectar Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 1.7µg 89.4µg 159%
Manganese 0.005mg 3.012mg 131%
Phosphorus 1mg 508mg 72%
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Copper 0.009mg 0.553mg 60%
Iron 0.09mg 3.52mg 43%
Vitamin B3 0.689mg 6.738mg 38%
Zinc 0.01mg 4.16mg 38%
Magnesium 1mg 144mg 34%
Protein 0.09g 13.68g 27%
Vitamin B1 0.122mg 0.419mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 19%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0.419mg 14%
Potassium 4mg 431mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.978g 7%
Vitamin E 0.98mg 7%
Folate 30µg 43µg 3%
Calcium 1mg 34mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.121mg 3%
Fats 0.45g 2.47g 3%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Carbs 76.37g 71.13g 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.454g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.344g 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 0µg 1%
Calories 310kcal 339kcal 1%
Net carbs 76.17g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 68.03g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +109.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15100%
Contains more FatsFats +448.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1086.7%
~equal in Carbs ~71.13g

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.