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agave

agave

3 4.0
A sweet syrup made from the juice of a desert plant used to sweeten food and drinks
  • noun
  • /əˈɡɑːveɪ/
translation icon : nectar de agave
  • For a healthier option, you can substitute agave nectar for honey in your recipes.
  • agave nectar
  • agave syrup
  • agave as a sweetener

So agave nectar, anything that is sort of hidden sugar, avoid all that.

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Examples

  • I use Agave sweetener instead of substitutes or sugar.

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  • I was excited when I found a bottle of agave syrup that promoted itself as an alternative sweetener with a lower glycemic index.

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  • Now, if you want to use honey or agave syrup, you can.

  • And and instead of honey, I wanted to use the agave nectar because I really like it.

  • Next, we're going to do an ounce of agave nectar.

  • So when my breakfast is done, I just add like a tablespoon of blue agave into my drink, make it a little bit sweeter.

  • Local dairy, along with organic honey and agave, is used to top off your NEAT beverages.

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  • Sweeteners can range from honey and agave to brown sugar or molasses.

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  • Clean ingredients, Carbonated water, agave syrup, lime juice, lemon juice concentrate, natural flavors, sea salt.

  • Also, try the zeppoles (little Italian donut miracle morsels) dipped in a side of agave nectar.

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Synonyms

syrup
vsagave
203 1.0

Thick sweet liquid used to make food or drink taste better

is made from plant sap and serves as a natural sweetener, not sugar water
sugar syrup
vsagave
1 1.8

A sweet liquid made by boiling sugar and water

is made from plant sap and serves as a natural sweetener, not sugar water

Compounds

Agave atrovirens
  • Specialized
9.4

A large Mexican plant with thick leaves used to make the drinks pulque and mezcal

Agave americana
  • Specialized
9.2

A large spiky plant that blooms once after many years and then dies

agave family
  • Specialized
8.5

A group of plants like agave that grow well in dry, hot places

Agave cantala
  • Specialized
9.6

A plant from the Philippines with strong rough fibers used to make rope and twine

Agave tequilana
  • Specialized
7.5

A blue agave plant from Mexico grown to make tequila

Agave sisalana
  • Specialized
8.6

A plant with thick, long leaves that give strong fibers used to make rope

A large plant with thick leaves from the Americas that makes a tall flower stalk and blooms once before dying

How Sweet

syrup
203 1.0
honey
305 1.0
agave
3 4.0
molasses
28 5.1

Surface Forms

agave singular
agaves plural

Etymology

Agave for the sweet syrup is simply named after the agave plant because the syrup is made from the plant's 'sap'. So remembering the plant makes it easy to recall that the sweetener comes from the agave itself.