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Maple syrup vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between maple syrup and butterscotch

  • Maple syrup has more manganese, vitamin B2, zinc, calcium, and potassium, while butterscotch has more monounsaturated fat.
  • Maple syrup covers your daily need for manganese, 126% more than butterscotch.
  • The amount of sugar in maple syrup is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Syrups, maple 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 15% 31% 19% 4.1% 6% 40% 0.86% 1.6% 379% 3.3%
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 +2450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6966.7%
Contains more IronIron +1000%
Contains more CopperCopper +1700%
Contains more ZincZinc +1533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +290700%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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% 17% 293% 1.5% 2.2% 0.46% 0% 0% 0% 0.87%
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 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +7837.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3950%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
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 Maple syrup Butterscotch DV% diff.
Manganese 2.908mg 0.001mg 126%
Vitamin B2 1.27mg 0.016mg 96%
Sodium 12mg 391mg 16%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.09mg 13%
Calcium 102mg 4mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.007g 2.065g 9%
Carbs 67.04g 90.4g 8%
Calories 260kcal 391kcal 7%
Potassium 212mg 3mg 6%
Fats 0.06g 3.3g 5%
Magnesium 21mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.012mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Copper 0.018mg 0.001mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.845g 2%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.09mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.122g 1%
Iron 0.11mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.004mg 1%
Protein 0.04g 0.03g 0%
Net carbs 67.04g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 60.46g 80.46g N/A
Phosphorus 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.081mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 1.6mg 0.8mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 32%
Protein: 0.04 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 67.04 g
Water: 32.39 g
Other: 0.47 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 ProteinProtein +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +517%
Contains more FatsFats +5400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.8%
Contains more OtherOther +117%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.007 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7581.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +617.6%

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