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

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Summary of differences between maple syrup and maple sugar

  • Maple syrup has more vitamin B2, while maple sugar has more manganese, zinc, iron, and copper.
  • Maple syrup covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 97% more than maple sugar.
  • The amount of sugar in maple syrup is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Syrups, maple and Sugars, maple.

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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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.2%
Contains more IronIron +1363.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +450%
Contains more ZincZinc +312.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +52.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9669.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple syrup Maple sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 1.27mg 0.013mg 97%
Manganese 2.908mg 4.422mg 66%
Zinc 1.47mg 6.06mg 42%
Iron 0.11mg 1.61mg 19%
Copper 0.018mg 0.099mg 9%
Carbs 67.04g 90.9g 8%
Calories 260kcal 354kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.009mg 5%
Potassium 212mg 274mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.1g 1%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Calcium 102mg 90mg 1%
Protein 0.04g 0.1g 0%
Fats 0.06g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 67.04g 90.9g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 60.46g 84.87g N/A
Phosphorus 2mg 3mg 0%
Sodium 12mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.081mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.048mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.003mg 0%
Choline 1.6mg 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.007g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.064g 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +304.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +150%
Contains more FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.6%
Contains more OtherOther +70.2%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +481.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +488.2%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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