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Maple sugar vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between maple sugar and butter

  • Maple sugar has more manganese, zinc, iron, copper, and potassium; however, butter is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin B12.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 252% more than maple sugar.
  • Butter contains 1106 times less manganese than maple sugar. Maple sugar contains 4.422mg of manganese, while butter contains 0.004mg.
  • Maple sugar has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of maple sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Sugars, maple and Butter, without salt.

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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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Butter
Butter
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1041.7%
Contains more IronIron +7950%
Contains more CopperCopper +518.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +6633.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +161.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +129.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +795.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.042mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.003mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.036g 50.489g 229%
Manganese 4.422mg 0.004mg 192%
Fats 0.2g 81.11g 124%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 23.43g 58%
Zinc 6.06mg 0.09mg 54%
Carbs 90.9g 0.06g 30%
Iron 1.61mg 0.02mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 3.01g 19%
Calories 354kcal 717kcal 18%
Vitamin E 0mg 2.32mg 15%
Copper 0.099mg 0.016mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Potassium 274mg 24mg 7%
Calcium 90mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin K 0µg 7µg 6%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Phosphorus 3mg 24mg 3%
Choline 2.1mg 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.034mg 2%
Protein 0.1g 0.85g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 0.11mg 1%
Folate 0µg 3µg 1%
Net carbs 90.9g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 84.87g 0.06g N/A
Sodium 11mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 0.042mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.003mg 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +151400%
Contains more OtherOther +1900%
Contains more ProteinProtein +750%
Contains more FatsFats +40455%
Contains more WaterWater +124.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36509.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2910%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.