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Maple sugar vs. Starburst — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between maple sugar and starburst?

  • Maple sugar is richer in manganese, zinc, iron, copper, calcium, and potassium, yet starburst is richer in vitamin C.
  • Maple sugar's daily need coverage for manganese is 192% higher.
  • Starburst contains less sugar.

We used Sugars, maple and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, STARBURST Fruit Chews, Original fruits types in this comparison.

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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 0.71% 0% 0.18% 0.38% 4% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 2% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13600%
Contains more IronIron +16000%
Contains more CopperCopper +725%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29380%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
~equal in Selenium ~0.8µg

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 196% 0% 6.6% 0% 0.25% 0.46% 0.09% 2.1% 0% 0% 5.3% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Starburst DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 0.015mg 192%
Vitamin C 0mg 58.7mg 65%
Zinc 6.06mg 0mg 55%
Saturated fat 0.036g 7.778g 35%
Iron 1.61mg 0.01mg 20%
Fats 0.2g 8.21g 12%
Copper 0.099mg 0.012mg 10%
Calcium 90mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 274mg 2mg 8%
Magnesium 19mg 1mg 4%
Calories 354kcal 408kcal 3%
Carbs 90.9g 82.57g 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.33mg 2%
Protein 0.1g 0.41g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.001mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.002mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0g 1%
Net carbs 90.9g 82.57g N/A
Sugar 84.87g 58.12g N/A
Phosphorus 3mg 5mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 0.035mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.141g N/A
Choline 2.1mg 0mg 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
8% 83% 9%
Protein: 0.41 g
Fats: 8.21 g
Carbs: 82.57 g
Water: 8.51 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +310%
Contains more FatsFats +4005%
~equal in Carbs ~82.57g
~equal in Water ~8.51g

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
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.778 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Starburst - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169590/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.