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Maple syrup vs. Coconut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between maple syrup and coconut oil

  • Maple syrup has more manganese, vitamin B2, zinc, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B1; however, coconut oil is richer in polyunsaturated fat.
  • Coconut oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 412% more than maple syrup.
  • Coconut oil contains less sugar.
  • Maple syrup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of maple syrup is 54, while the glycemic index of coconut oil is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Syrups, maple and Oil, coconut.

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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% 0.3% 0% 1.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +120%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +7250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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% 0% 2.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple syrup Coconut oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.007g 82.475g 375%
Fats 0.06g 99.06g 152%
Manganese 2.908mg 0mg 126%
Vitamin B2 1.27mg 0mg 98%
Calories 260kcal 892kcal 32%
Carbs 67.04g 0g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 6.332g 16%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.02mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 1.702g 11%
Calcium 102mg 1mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 212mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 0mg 5%
Copper 0.018mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 12mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0mg 1%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Iron 0.11mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.081mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Protein 0.04g 0g 0%
Net carbs 67.04g 0g N/A
Sugar 60.46g 0g N/A
Phosphorus 2mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Trans fat 0.028g N/A
Choline 1.6mg 0.3mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.676g N/A

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
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 99.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.03 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +107866.7%
Contains more FatsFats +165000%
Contains more OtherOther +93.6%

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
91% 7% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 82.475 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.332 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.702 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57463.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9911.8%

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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. Coconut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171412/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.