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Maple syrup vs. Flan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between maple syrup and flan

  • Maple syrup has more manganese, vitamin B2, zinc, calcium, and vitamin B1; however, flan is richer in selenium.
  • Maple syrup covers your daily manganese needs 126% more than flan.
  • Maple syrup contains less sodium.
  • Flan has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flan is 66, while the glycemic index of maple syrup is 54.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Syrups, maple and Flan, caramel custard, dry mix.

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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%
Flan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 7.2% 14% 3% 5% 1.1% 0.43% 56% 0.91% 116%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +325%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.6%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +3575%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41442.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3450%

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%
Flan
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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple syrup Flan DV% diff.
Manganese 2.908mg 0.007mg 126%
Vitamin B2 1.27mg 0mg 98%
Selenium 0.6µg 21.3µg 38%
Sodium 12mg 432mg 18%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.04mg 13%
Carbs 67.04g 91.6g 8%
Calcium 102mg 24mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 0mg 5%
Calories 260kcal 348kcal 4%
Potassium 212mg 153mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.081mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0mg 1%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Protein 0.04g 0g 0%
Fats 0.06g 0g 0%
Net carbs 67.04g 91.6g N/A
Iron 0.11mg 0.08mg 0%
Sugar 60.46g N/A
Copper 0.018mg 0.015mg 0%
Phosphorus 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Choline 1.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.007g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 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
Flan
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92% 8%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 91.6 g
Water: 7.8 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +315.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.6%
Contains more OtherOther +27.7%

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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. Maple syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169661/nutrients
  2. Flan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169602/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.