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Cane syrup vs. Maple syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cane syrup and maple syrup

  • Cane syrup has more iron and vitamin B1, while maple syrup has more vitamin B2, zinc, and calcium.
  • Maple syrup covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 93% more than cane syrup.
  • Cane syrup contains 33 times more iron than maple syrup. While cane syrup contains 3.6mg of iron, maple syrup contains only 0.11mg.
  • The amount of sugar in maple syrup is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Syrup, Cane and Syrups, 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 7.1% 3.9% 5.6% 135% 6.7% 5.2% 3.4% 7.6% 0% 3.8%
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 IronIron +3172.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +684.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +236.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +673.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.018mg

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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 33% 14% 1.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +97%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2016.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cane syrup Maple syrup DV% diff.
Manganese 2.908mg 126%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 1.27mg 93%
Iron 3.6mg 0.11mg 44%
Zinc 0.19mg 1.47mg 12%
Calcium 13mg 102mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.13mg 0.066mg 5%
Potassium 63mg 212mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 21mg 3%
Sodium 58mg 12mg 2%
Carbs 73.14g 67.04g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 1%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Phosphorus 8mg 2mg 1%
Calories 269kcal 260kcal 0%
Protein 0g 0.04g 0%
Fats 0g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 73.14g 67.04g N/A
Sugar 73.2g 60.46g N/A
Copper 0.02mg 0.018mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.081mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Choline 1.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.007g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.017g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
73% 26%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 73.14 g
Water: 26 g
Other: 0.86 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 OtherOther +83%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +24.6%
~equal in Carbs ~67.04g

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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. Cane syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167743/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.

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