Agave Nectar Producers Enjoying the Boom in Market; Top Suppliers Upping Capacity

Increasing health consciousness and fear of the negative health effects of sugar are propelling demand for high quality agave products worldwide, including agave syrup. 

The latter is also known by the name agave nectar and is a high-demand vegan-friendly sweetener. This is giving a fillip to the market fortunes of agave producers.

Premium organic agave nectar as a tasty natural sweetener that often replaces high-glycaemic-burden of refined sugars by diabetics and health-conscious people.

Agave syrup (nectar) has been listed as one of the safe foods by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. For a large section of people, Agave is best known for the spirit drink called Tequila. There are many well-known tequila brands like the Casamigos Tequila that use the finest agave plants from the Tequila Valley in Mexico.

However, the great diversity of this species has created a huge number of high quality agave products that can be made from the agave plant. High-quality Agave products can be found in segments such as medicine, food, fuel, cleaning, cosmetics, etc.

Source of Agave 

Agave syrup, or Maguey syrup, is produced from several species of agave, including blue agave, which is Agave tequilana. It belongs to the species of succulent monocotyledonous plants.

To extract agave syrup from the agave plants, the leaves are chopped off after a certain period of growth, and the core of the agave is processed to extract juice.

There are many types of organic agave nectar, such as light agave nectar and dark agave nectar. The lighter agave nectar grades are flavor neutral, complementing flavors of coffee, tea, fruit drinks, fruit smoothies, jellies, ice cream, yogurts, and other prepared meals.

Health qualities, including low glycaemic index

Agave nectar is the obvious choice as a sweetener substitute for refined sugars as well as artificial sweeteners. The low glycaemic index is the high point of agave nectar, and it will not cause high blood glucose and helps prevent problems such as metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance.

As it reduces bad blood cholesterol, it also pumps up energy levels since its nutrients and fructose moderate and manage sugar levels. High in calcium, its consumption also prevents issues in the bones.

Blue Organic Agave

There are some notable players in the high quality agave products industry. One is Nectave in the USA, with a high process capacity and one of the largest suppliers of premium agave nectar.

It is known to produce 300 tons plus premium organic blue agave nectar a month. The high reliability of Nectave supplies has been ensured by a single supply source in Guadalajara, Mexico, ensuring consistent, high-quality agave nectar that is fully FSMA compliant.