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Maple sugar vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between maple sugar and spread

  • Maple sugar has more manganese and zinc, while spread has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, and choline.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily need for manganese, 191% more than spread.
  • Maple sugar contains 6 times more zinc than spread. While maple sugar contains 6.06mg of zinc, spread contains only 1.02mg.
  • The amount of sodium in maple sugar is lower.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of spread is 0, while the glycemic index of maple sugar is 63.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sugars, maple and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149.1%
Contains more IronIron +103.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +494.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16907.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1866.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1112.5%

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%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1811.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +930.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4225%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +795.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2866.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Spread DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 0.026mg 191%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Zinc 6.06mg 1.02mg 46%
Sodium 11mg 1013mg 44%
Saturated fat 0.036g 5.977g 27%
Fats 0.2g 17.34g 26%
Carbs 90.9g 11.94g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 7.584g 19%
Selenium 0.8µg 9.7µg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 2.565g 16%
Protein 0.1g 7.66g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.172mg 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.74mg 12%
Choline 2.1mg 62.3mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 1.73mg 11%
Iron 1.61mg 0.79mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.134mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 0.43mg 8%
Calcium 90mg 12mg 8%
Phosphorus 3mg 59mg 8%
Calories 354kcal 235kcal 6%
Potassium 274mg 110mg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Copper 0.099mg 0.13mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 8mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.6µg 1%
Folate 0µg 2µg 1%
Net carbs 90.9g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 84.87g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 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
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +661.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +7560%
Contains more FatsFats +8570%
Contains more WaterWater +653.5%
Contains more OtherOther +247.5%

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
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2465%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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