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Butter vs. Maple syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butter and maple syrup different?

  • Butter is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B12, and vitamin K, while maple syrup is higher in manganese, vitamin B2, zinc, and calcium.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 252% more than maple syrup.
  • Maple syrup has a higher glycemic index (54) than butter (0).

Butter, without salt and Syrups, maple types were used in this article.

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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.
Butter
Butter
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 31% 19% 4.1% 6% 40% 0.86% 1.6% 379% 3.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +325%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +783.3%
Contains more IronIron +450%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1533.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72600%
~equal in Sodium ~12mg

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.
Butter
Butter
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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 Choline Choline 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 17% 293% 1.5% 2.2% 0.46% 0% 0% 0% 0.87%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +205.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1075%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3635.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +92.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Maple syrup DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.007g 229%
Manganese 0.004mg 2.908mg 126%
Fats 81.11g 0.06g 125%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 1.27mg 95%
Vitamin A 684µg 0µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 0mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.011g 59%
Calories 717kcal 260kcal 23%
Carbs 0.06g 67.04g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.017g 20%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0mg 15%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.47mg 13%
Calcium 24mg 102mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 0µg 6%
Potassium 24mg 212mg 6%
Magnesium 2mg 21mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.066mg 5%
Phosphorus 24mg 2mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 1.6mg 3%
Protein 0.85g 0.04g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.036mg 1%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Iron 0.02mg 0.11mg 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 67.04g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 60.46g N/A
Copper 0.016mg 0.018mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.081mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.002mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
67% 32%
Protein: 0.04 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 67.04 g
Water: 32.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2025%
Contains more FatsFats +135083.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +111633.3%
Contains more WaterWater +80.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1075%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.007 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +212900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17605.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients
  2. Maple syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169661/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.