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Maple sugar vs. Taffy (candy) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between maple sugar and taffy (candy)

  • Maple sugar has more manganese, zinc, iron, copper, calcium, and potassium than taffy (candy).
  • Maple sugar's daily need coverage for manganese is 192% more.
  • Taffy (candy) contains less sugar.
  • Maple sugar has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of maple sugar is 63, while the glycemic index of taffy (candy) is 51.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sugars, maple and Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe.

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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% 2.4% 0.26% 0.38% 0% 5.7% 0.43% 6.8% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1025%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9033.3%
Contains more IronIron +16000%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +2785.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%

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% 9% 1.8% 0% 7% 2.8% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 1.3% 0.75% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +211.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.012mg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Taffy (candy) DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 0mg 192%
Zinc 6.06mg 0.21mg 53%
Iron 1.61mg 0.01mg 20%
Copper 0.099mg 0mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.036g 2.049g 9%
Calcium 90mg 8mg 8%
Potassium 274mg 3mg 8%
Fats 0.2g 3.33g 5%
Magnesium 19mg 0mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 27µg 3%
Calories 354kcal 397kcal 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.838g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.028mg 2%
Sodium 11mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 0.004mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.09mg 1%
Protein 0.1g 0.03g 0%
Carbs 90.9g 91.56g 0%
Net carbs 90.9g 91.56g N/A
Sugar 84.87g 68.48g N/A
Phosphorus 3mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.012mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0.121g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.086g 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
3% 92% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 91.56 g
Water: 4.85 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +64.9%
Contains more OtherOther +247.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1565%
~equal in Carbs ~91.56g

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.838 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1209.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21%

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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. Taffy (candy) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169670/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.