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Maple sugar vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between maple sugar and whisky

  • Maple sugar has more manganese, zinc, iron, copper, calcium, and potassium than whisky.
  • Maple sugar's daily need coverage for manganese is 192% more.
  • Whisky contains less sugar.
  • Maple sugar has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of maple sugar is 63, while the glycemic index of whisky is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sugars, maple and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof.

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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%
Whisky
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27300%
Contains more IronIron +7950%
Contains more CopperCopper +607.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +30200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +55175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Phosphorus ~3mg

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%
Whisky
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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% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Whisky DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 0.008mg 192%
Zinc 6.06mg 0.02mg 55%
Carbs 90.9g 0.1g 30%
Iron 1.61mg 0.02mg 20%
Calcium 90mg 0mg 9%
Copper 0.099mg 0.014mg 9%
Potassium 274mg 1mg 8%
Calories 354kcal 250kcal 5%
Magnesium 19mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.001mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0g 1%
Protein 0.1g 0g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 90.9g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 84.87g 0.1g N/A
Phosphorus 3mg 3mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 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
Whisky
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64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +90800%
Contains more WaterWater +698.8%
Contains more OtherOther +4400%

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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.