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Maple sugar vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are maple sugar and salsa different?

  • Maple sugar is richer in zinc and calcium, while salsa is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B3, and fiber.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily need for zinc, 54% more than salsa.
  • Maple sugar contains 8 times more calcium than salsa. Maple sugar contains 90mg of calcium, while salsa contains 12mg.
  • Maple sugar is lower in sodium.

Sugars, maple and USDA Commodity, salsa 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more ZincZinc +3464.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more IronIron +39.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +900%
~equal in Potassium ~270mg
~equal in Copper ~0.096mg

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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Salsa DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 192%
Zinc 6.06mg 0.17mg 54%
Carbs 90.9g 7g 28%
Sodium 11mg 430mg 18%
Calories 354kcal 36kcal 16%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.149mg 11%
Calcium 90mg 12mg 8%
Iron 1.61mg 2.24mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 1.08mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Phosphorus 3mg 30mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Protein 0.1g 1.5g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.03mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 16mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 90.9g 5.6g N/A
Potassium 274mg 270mg 0%
Sugar 84.87g N/A
Copper 0.099mg 0.096mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0.107g 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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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1198.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1400%
Contains more WaterWater +1021.3%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

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
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.107g

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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.