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Tomato sauce vs. Agave nectar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomato sauce and agave nectar different?

  • Tomato sauce is higher in copper, iron, potassium, and vitamin A; however, agave nectar is richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for agave nectar is 16% higher.
  • Tomato sauce contains 74 times more potassium than agave nectar. While tomato sauce contains 297mg of potassium, agave nectar contains only 4mg.
  • Agave nectar has a lower glycemic index (13) than tomato sauce (31).

Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added and Sweetener, syrup, agave are the varieties 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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7325%
Contains more IronIron +966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1177.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +183.3%

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +175%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +142.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +408.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +703.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Agave nectar DV% diff.
Fructose 1.67g 55.6g 67%
Carbs 5.31g 76.37g 24%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 22.5µg 16%
Calories 24kcal 310kcal 14%
Copper 0.115mg 0.009mg 12%
Iron 0.96mg 0.09mg 11%
Vitamin C 7mg 17mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.234mg 10%
Potassium 297mg 4mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.122mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.165mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Folate 9µg 30µg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 0.2g 5%
Manganese 0.113mg 0.005mg 5%
Phosphorus 27mg 1mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 0.98mg 3%
Protein 1.2g 0.09g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.689mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.7µg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 8µg 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.01mg 2%
Calcium 14mg 1mg 1%
Choline 9.9mg 13.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.45g 0%
Net carbs 3.81g 76.17g N/A
Sugar 3.56g 68.03g N/A
Sodium 11mg 4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
76% 23%
Protein: 0.09 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 76.37 g
Water: 22.94 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +297.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1173.3%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1338.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 51% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 1.82 g
Fructose: 1.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
18% 82%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 12.43 g
Fructose: 55.6 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +583%
Contains more FructoseFructose +3229.3%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients
  2. Agave nectar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170277/nutrients

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

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