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Maple sugar vs. Milky Way — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between maple sugar and Milky Way

  • Maple sugar has more manganese, zinc, and iron; however, Milky Way is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin E, and copper.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily manganese needs 186% more than Milky Way.
  • Milky Way contains 9 times less zinc than maple sugar. Maple sugar contains 6.06mg of zinc, while Milky Way contains 0.69mg.
  • Maple sugar has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Sugars, maple and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Bar.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 35% 11% 18% 49% 19% 29% 22% 19% 11%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121%
Contains more IronIron +228.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +778.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2908.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2133.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

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%
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 2.3% 10% 18% 6% 12% 24% 2.9% 9.3% 3.2% 23% 9% 3% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +411.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +692.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +285%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +222.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +685.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Milky Way DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 0.147mg 186%
Saturated fat 0.036g 12.016g 54%
Zinc 6.06mg 0.69mg 49%
Fats 0.2g 17.23g 26%
Iron 1.61mg 0.49mg 14%
Phosphorus 3mg 67mg 9%
Protein 0.1g 4.01g 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.18µg 8%
Carbs 90.9g 71.17g 7%
Sodium 11mg 167mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.103mg 7%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.89mg 6%
Copper 0.099mg 0.147mg 5%
Calories 354kcal 456kcal 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 2.23g 5%
Fiber 0g 1g 4%
Potassium 274mg 124mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.046mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 3.6µg 3%
Choline 2.1mg 16.5mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 31µg 3%
Calcium 90mg 115mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 0.155mg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 16IU 2%
Caffeine 0mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 0.154mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.014mg 1%
Folate 0µg 4µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0.26g 1%
Net carbs 90.9g 70.17g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 84.87g 59.69g N/A
Trans fat 0.206g 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
4% 17% 71% 6%
Protein: 4.01 g
Fats: 17.23 g
Carbs: 71.17 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 1.29 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.7%
Contains more WaterWater +27%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3910%
Contains more FatsFats +8515%
Contains more OtherOther +61.3%

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
83% 15% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.23 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.26 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3384.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +160%

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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. Milky Way - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168756/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.