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Agave Nectar

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Agave syrup, also known as maguey syrup or agave nectar, is a sweetener commercially produced from several species of agave, including blue agave and Agave salmiana; blue agave syrup contains 56 percent fructose and 12 percent glucose as its sweetening sugars.

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