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Maple sugar vs. Flan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between maple sugar and flan?

  • Maple sugar is higher in manganese, zinc, iron, copper, and calcium, yet flan is higher in selenium.
  • Maple sugar's daily need coverage for manganese is 192% more.
  • The amount of sodium in maple sugar is lower.

We used Sugars, maple and Flan, caramel custard, dry mix types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 7.2% 14% 3% 5% 1.1% 0.43% 56% 0.91% 116%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.1%
Contains more IronIron +1912.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +560%
Contains more ZincZinc +15050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63071.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2562.5%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Flan DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 0.007mg 192%
Zinc 6.06mg 0.04mg 55%
Selenium 0.8µg 21.3µg 37%
Iron 1.61mg 0.08mg 19%
Sodium 11mg 432mg 18%
Copper 0.099mg 0.015mg 9%
Calcium 90mg 24mg 7%
Magnesium 19mg 0mg 5%
Potassium 274mg 153mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0mg 1%
Calories 354kcal 348kcal 0%
Protein 0.1g 0g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Carbs 90.9g 91.6g 0%
Net carbs 90.9g 91.6g N/A
Sugar 84.87g N/A
Phosphorus 3mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 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
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92% 8%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 91.6 g
Water: 7.8 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Carbs ~91.6g
~equal in Water ~7.8g

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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. Flan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169602/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.