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Chicken meat vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and maple sugar different?

  • Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B12; however, maple sugar is richer in manganese and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for maple sugar is 191% higher.
  • Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than maple sugar (63).

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Sugars, maple are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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 PhosphorusPhosphorus +5966.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2887.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.9%
Contains more IronIron +27.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +212.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22010%

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1192.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21117.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2045.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3038.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0.02mg 4.422mg 191%
Protein 27.3g 0.1g 54%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.04mg 53%
Selenium 23.9µg 0.8µg 42%
Zinc 1.94mg 6.06mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.003mg 31%
Carbs 0g 90.9g 30%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Phosphorus 182mg 3mg 26%
Fats 13.6g 0.2g 21%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.048mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.1g 19%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.036g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.064g 13%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.013mg 12%
Choline 65.9mg 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 15mg 90mg 8%
Calories 239kcal 354kcal 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.009mg 5%
Copper 0.066mg 0.099mg 4%
Iron 1.26mg 1.61mg 4%
Sodium 82mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 223mg 274mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 19mg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 90.9g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 84.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 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 +27200%
Contains more FatsFats +6700%
Contains more WaterWater +643.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~0.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8243.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2870%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.