Key Takeaways Agave and honey are sources of vitamins and minerals, but honey is more nutrient-dense and also contains more ...

Tequila is the only alcohol made from a plant that must be killed in the process. Weber azul agave plants are harvested for ...

If you've ever gotten into making cocktails, you've probably heard of agave syrup. It's a sweetener produced exclusively in Mexico from agave plants, and the blue agave plant is famously used to make ...

Mezcal and tequila are both made in Mexico from agave plants, but tequila is made out of a certain type of agave plant and ...

From Clovis to Hanford in Central California, the mature succulents known as agave americana are dying. And there is little anyone can do. But this isn’t a case of errant pesticides, disease or insect ...

Certain bats with long noses, as long as their bodies, sip the nectar from those flowers, then fly to other flowers and pollinate them. After blooming, the plants die. Some tequila producers don’t let ...

The Agave Heritage Festival highlights the agave plant through a variety of events, including dinners and tastings. Credit: (Jeaninne Kaufer/Contributor) For centuries, the agave plant has had an ...

An overabundance of sugar has been known to cause excess weight gain and acne, and increase your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. But when looking for a sugar replacement, you might be ...

Researchers used terahertz spectroscopy and imaging to gain new insights into how agave plants are so remarkably adept at retaining water in extremely dry environments. Agave plants may be best known ...

Agave growers get higher yields of tequila precursors when the plants aren’t allowed to flower, imperiling bats that depend on the night-blooming flowers.

SEQUIM — It took five Master Gardeners two hours and one trailer load to remove the popular agave plant that’s been at the corner of North Fifth Avenue and West Spruce Street for nearly 30 years.