Sugar vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between sugar and maple sugar
- Sugar has less manganese, zinc, iron, copper, calcium, and potassium.
- Maple sugar covers your daily manganese needs 192% more than sugar.
Food varieties used in this article are Sugars, granulated and Sugars, maple.
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Mineral Comparison
The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -90.9% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +8900% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +13600% |
| Contains more IronIron | +3120% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1314.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +60500% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +110450% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +33.3% |
Vitamin Comparison
The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +46.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.004mg | 4.422mg | 192% |
| Zinc | 0.01mg | 6.06mg | 55% |
| Iron | 0.05mg | 1.61mg | 20% |
| Copper | 0.007mg | 0.099mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 90mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 2mg | 274mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 0mg | 19mg | 5% |
| Carbs | 99.98g | 90.9g | 3% |
| Calories | 387kcal | 354kcal | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.009mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.048mg | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.1g | 1% |
| Protein | 0g | 0.1g | 0% |
| Weight per 100 calories | 26g | 28g | N/A |
| Fats | 0g | 0.2g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 99.98g | 90.9g | N/A |
| Sugar | 99.8g | 84.87g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 11mg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.8µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.019mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.003mg | 0% |
| Choline | 0mg | 2.1mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0g | 0.036g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.064g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
99.98 g
Water:
0.02 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
0.1 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
90.9 g
Water:
8 g
Other:
0.8 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +39900% |
~equal in
Carbs
~90.9g
