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Maple sugar vs. Sorghum syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between maple sugar and sorghum syrup

  • Maple sugar has more manganese and zinc; however, sorghum syrup is higher in vitamin B6, iron, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily manganese needs 126% more than sorghum syrup.
  • Sorghum syrup contains 15 times less zinc than maple sugar. Maple sugar contains 6.06mg of zinc, while sorghum syrup contains 0.41mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Sugars, maple and Syrups, sorghum.

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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 71% 45% 88% 143% 43% 11% 24% 1% 200% 9.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1378%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +189%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +426.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +265%
Contains more IronIron +136%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1766.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +112.5%

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%
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% 25% 36% 1.9% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1011.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1092.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1575%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +533.3%
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Sorghum syrup DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 1.53mg 126%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.67mg 51%
Zinc 6.06mg 0.41mg 51%
Iron 1.61mg 3.8mg 27%
Potassium 274mg 1000mg 21%
Magnesium 19mg 100mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 0.804mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.155mg 11%
Phosphorus 3mg 56mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.1mg 8%
Calcium 90mg 150mg 6%
Carbs 90.9g 74.9g 5%
Calories 354kcal 290kcal 3%
Copper 0.099mg 0.13mg 3%
Selenium 0.8µg 1.7µg 2%
Choline 2.1mg 13.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0g 1%
Protein 0.1g 0g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 90.9g 74.9g N/A
Sugar 84.87g 74.9g N/A
Sodium 11mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 0.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0g 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
75% 23% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 22.7 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.4%
Contains more WaterWater +183.8%
Contains more OtherOther +200%

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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. Sorghum syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169662/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.