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Sorghum syrup vs. Cane syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sorghum syrup and cane syrup

  • Cane syrup has less vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, calcium, copper, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Sorghum syrup covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 52% more than cane syrup.
  • Cane syrup contains 16 times less potassium than sorghum syrup. Sorghum syrup contains 1000mg of potassium, while cane syrup contains 63mg.
  • Cane syrup has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Syrups, sorghum and Syrup, Cane.

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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 7.1% 3.9% 5.6% 135% 6.7% 5.2% 3.4% 7.6% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1053.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1487.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +550%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +142.9%
~equal in Iron ~3.6mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 33% 14% 1.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +158.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sorghum syrup Cane syrup DV% diff.
Manganese 1.53mg 67%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0mg 52%
Potassium 1000mg 63mg 28%
Magnesium 100mg 10mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 16%
Calcium 150mg 13mg 14%
Copper 0.13mg 0.02mg 12%
Phosphorus 56mg 8mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.155mg 0.06mg 7%
Iron 3.8mg 3.6mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.13mg 3%
Selenium 1.7µg 0.7µg 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Sodium 8mg 58mg 2%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.19mg 2%
Carbs 74.9g 73.14g 1%
Calories 290kcal 269kcal 1%
Net carbs 74.9g 73.14g N/A
Sugar 74.9g 73.2g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.1mg 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
73% 26%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 73.14 g
Water: 26 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more OtherOther +179.1%
Contains more WaterWater +14.5%
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Carbs ~73.14g

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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. Cane syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167743/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.