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Maple sugar vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are maple sugar and cereal different?

  • Maple sugar is richer in manganese, while cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin A, vitamin C, and zinc.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 523% more than maple sugar.
  • Maple sugar contains 6 times more manganese than cereal. Maple sugar contains 4.422mg of manganese, while cereal contains 0.79mg.
  • Maple sugar is lower in sodium.

Sugars, maple and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
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%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +161%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +459.7%
Contains more IronIron +2015.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2466.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +687.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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%
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29669.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73950%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +370.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +199433.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 6.288mg 523%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 5.986mg 460%
Iron 1.61mg 34.06mg 406%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 3.87mg 297%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 29.62mg 185%
Manganese 4.422mg 0.79mg 158%
Vitamin A 0µg 814µg 90%
Vitamin C 0mg 38.5mg 43%
Sodium 11mg 795mg 34%
Zinc 6.06mg 7.6mg 14%
Protein 0.1g 6.06g 12%
Phosphorus 3mg 77mg 11%
Selenium 0.8µg 6.3µg 10%
Calcium 90mg 10mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Potassium 274mg 105mg 5%
Copper 0.099mg 0.137mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 0.226mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0.354g 2%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.26g 1%
Calories 354kcal 378kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.08mg 1%
Carbs 90.9g 86.85g 1%
Fats 0.2g 1.08g 1%
Net carbs 90.9g 85.45g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 84.87g 10.35g N/A
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.204g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

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
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more WaterWater +111.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +5960%
Contains more FatsFats +440%
Contains more OtherOther +178.8%
~equal in Carbs ~86.85g

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
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +218.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +254%

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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

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.