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Sorghum syrup vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sorghum syrup and butterscotch

  • Butterscotch has less manganese, vitamin B6, iron, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B5, calcium, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Sorghum syrup covers your daily manganese needs 66% more than butterscotch.
  • Sorghum syrup has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Syrups, sorghum and Candies, butterscotch.

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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 71% 45% 88% 143% 43% 11% 24% 1% 200% 9.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33233.3%
Contains more IronIron +37900%
Contains more CopperCopper +12900%
Contains more ZincZinc +355.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +152900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +183.3%

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% 25% 36% 1.9% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +868.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20000%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1562.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sorghum syrup Butterscotch DV% diff.
Manganese 1.53mg 0.001mg 66%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0mg 52%
Iron 3.8mg 0.01mg 47%
Potassium 1000mg 3mg 29%
Magnesium 100mg 0mg 24%
Sodium 8mg 391mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.004mg 16%
Calcium 150mg 4mg 15%
Copper 0.13mg 0.001mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.155mg 0.016mg 11%
Saturated fat 0g 2.065g 9%
Phosphorus 56mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.012mg 7%
Calories 290kcal 391kcal 5%
Fats 0g 3.3g 5%
Carbs 74.9g 90.4g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.09mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Selenium 1.7µg 0.6µg 2%
Choline 13.3mg 0.8mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.845g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.002mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.122g 1%
Protein 0g 0.03g 0%
Net carbs 74.9g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 74.9g 80.46g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 23% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 22.7 g
Other: 2.4 g
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more WaterWater +332.4%
Contains more OtherOther +135.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.7%

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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. Sorghum syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169662/nutrients
  2. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.