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

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How are sorghum syrup and maple syrup different?

  • Sorghum syrup is richer in vitamin B6, iron, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B5, copper, and phosphorus, while maple syrup is higher in vitamin B2, manganese, and zinc.
  • Maple syrup covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 86% more than sorghum syrup.
  • Sorghum syrup contains 335 times more vitamin B6 than maple syrup. Sorghum syrup contains 0.67mg of vitamin B6, while maple syrup contains 0.002mg.

Syrups, sorghum and Syrups, maple types were used in this article.

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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 15% 31% 19% 4.1% 6% 40% 0.86% 1.6% 379% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +376.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +47.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +371.7%
Contains more IronIron +3354.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +622.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +183.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +258.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +90.1%

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% 17% 293% 1.5% 2.2% 0.46% 0% 0% 0% 0.87%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33400%
Contains more CholineCholine +731.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +719.4%
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sorghum syrup Maple syrup DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.155mg 1.27mg 86%
Manganese 1.53mg 2.908mg 60%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.002mg 51%
Iron 3.8mg 0.11mg 46%
Potassium 1000mg 212mg 23%
Magnesium 100mg 21mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.036mg 15%
Copper 0.13mg 0.018mg 12%
Zinc 0.41mg 1.47mg 10%
Phosphorus 56mg 2mg 8%
Calcium 150mg 102mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.066mg 3%
Carbs 74.9g 67.04g 3%
Calories 290kcal 260kcal 2%
Choline 13.3mg 1.6mg 2%
Selenium 1.7µg 0.6µg 2%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Protein 0g 0.04g 0%
Fats 0g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 74.9g 67.04g N/A
Sugar 74.9g 60.46g N/A
Sodium 8mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.081mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.007g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.017g 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
67% 32%
Protein: 0.04 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 67.04 g
Water: 32.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.7%
Contains more OtherOther +410.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +42.7%

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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. Maple syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169661/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.