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Agave nectar vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between agave nectar and yam

  • Agave nectar has more vitamin K and vitamin B2, while yam has more potassium, copper, manganese, fiber, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Yam covers your daily need for potassium, 24% more than agave nectar.
  • Agave nectar contains 10 times more vitamin K than yam. While agave nectar contains 22.5µg of vitamin K, yam contains only 2.3µg.
  • Agave nectar has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of agave nectar is 13, while the glycemic index of yam is 51.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweetener, syrup, agave and Yam, raw.

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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%
Yam
Yam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +142.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20300%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +1877.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7840%

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%
Yam
Yam
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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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +180%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +415.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +878.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~17.1mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.112mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agave nectar Yam DV% diff.
Fructose 55.6g 70%
Potassium 4mg 816mg 24%
Copper 0.009mg 0.178mg 19%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 2.3µg 17%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.397mg 17%
Carbs 76.37g 27.88g 16%
Fiber 0.2g 4.1g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.032mg 10%
Calories 310kcal 118kcal 10%
Phosphorus 1mg 55mg 8%
Iron 0.09mg 0.54mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 6%
Magnesium 1mg 21mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0.293mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.98mg 0.35mg 4%
Protein 0.09g 1.53g 3%
Calcium 1mg 17mg 2%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.24mg 2%
Folate 30µg 23µg 2%
Selenium 1.7µg 0.7µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.076g 1%
Choline 13.3mg 16.5mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.122mg 0.112mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.689mg 0.552mg 1%
Fats 0.45g 0.17g 0%
Vitamin C 17mg 17.1mg 0%
Net carbs 76.17g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 68.03g 0.5g N/A
Sodium 4mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin A 8µg 7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 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
Yam
Yam
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28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more FatsFats +164.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +173.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1600%
Contains more WaterWater +203.4%
Contains more OtherOther +446.7%

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. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/nutrients

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

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