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Agave Nectar

Caution

Highly processed, very high in fructose (typically 70-90%).

Class: Refined Sweetener
Allowed in organic: No

Also known as

agave syrup

Other refined sweetener ingredients

Brown Sugar Cane Sugar Corn Syrup Dextrose Glucose Syrup High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)Invert Sugar Maltodextrin Organic Cane Sugar Raw Sugar Sugar (Refined)

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