Nutrition for Agave Syrup
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Agave Syrup Nutrition Summary
One tablespoon of agave syrup (20.7 grams or 0.73 oz) contains 64 calories and zero grams of protein. Agave syrup consist of 23% water, 76% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of protein or fat.Agave syrup is an excellent source of a few nutrients, including carbohydrates.
In one tablespoon of agave syrup:
- Calories: 64
- Sugar: 14.1 g
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 0.8 mg
See the Agave Syrup Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Sweetener, syrup, agave.
Calories in Agave Syrup
Agave syrup has 64 calories per tablespoon or 309 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.99% of calories in agave syrup are from carbohydrates and 1% of calories are from fat.
Calories from Carbs
The majority, or 99% of the calories in agave syrup are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in agave syrup are mostly in the form of sugar (100%).
- Dietary fiber: < 0.1 g
- Sugar: 14.1 g
Calories from Fat
A small portion, or 1% the calories in Agave Syrup are from fat. Agave syrup is very low in total fat, with 0.1 grams per tablespoon. Most of the fat in agave syrup are healthier unsaturated fats.
Agave syrup is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Agave syrup is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: 0.1 g
Calories Similar to Agave Syrup
Some other sweets or candy with similar calories to agave syrup by weight:- Molasses: -4 calories
- Simple Syrup: -8 calories
- Maple Syrup: -10 calories
- Vanilla Pudding Mix: +14 calories
Protein in Agave Syrup
Agave syrup is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.- Protein: 0.02 g
Protein Similar to Agave Syrup
Some other sweets or candy with similar amounts of protein to agave syrup by weight:- Brown Sugar: same
- Maple Syrup: same
- Simple Syrup: same
- White Sugar: same
Vitamins and Minerals in Agave Syrup
Agave syrup is not known for its abundance of vitamin and minerals, but still contains significant amounts of a couple nutrients, for example, Vitamin C and Vitamin K.Vitamins in agave syrup (1 tbsp):
- Vitamin a: 1.7 ug
- Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
- Niacin: 0.1 mg
- Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 3.5 mg
- Vitamin e: 0.2 mg
- Folate: 6.2 ug
- Vitamin k: 4.7 ug
- Calcium: 0.2 mg
- Potassium: 0.8 mg
- Iron: < 0.1 mg
- Magnesium: 0.2 mg
- Selenium: 0.4 ug
- Phosphorus: 0.2 mg
- Choline: 2.8 mg
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Agave Syrup [3]
Agave syrup contains a couple of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoid beta-carotene. In one tablespoon of agave syrup:
- beta-carotene: 19 ug
Agave Syrup Nutrition Chart
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