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Beetroot vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between beetroot and maple sugar

  • Beetroot is richer in folate, fiber, vitamin C, and phosphorus, while maple sugar is higher in manganese, zinc, iron, and calcium.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily manganese needs 178% more than beetroot.
  • Beetroot is lower in sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beets, raw and Sugars, maple.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +462.5%
Contains more IronIron +101.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +32%
Contains more ZincZinc +1631.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1244.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +244.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +735%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +222.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2133.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0.329mg 4.422mg 178%
Zinc 0.35mg 6.06mg 52%
Carbs 9.56g 90.9g 27%
Folate 109µg 0µg 27%
Calories 43kcal 354kcal 16%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Iron 0.8mg 1.61mg 10%
Calcium 16mg 90mg 7%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 0mg 5%
Phosphorus 40mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.003mg 5%
Protein 1.61g 0.1g 3%
Copper 0.075mg 0.099mg 3%
Sodium 78mg 11mg 3%
Potassium 325mg 274mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.009mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.013mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.048mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 19mg 1%
Choline 6mg 2.1mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 84.87g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1510%
Contains more WaterWater +994.8%
Contains more OtherOther +35%
Contains more FatsFats +17.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +850.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +66.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.