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Maple syrup vs. Safflower — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between maple syrup and safflower

  • Maple syrup has more vitamin B2 and manganese; however, safflower has more copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, magnesium, iron, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for safflower is 192% higher.
  • Safflower has 3 times less vitamin B2 than maple syrup. Maple syrup has 1.27mg of vitamin B2, while safflower has 0.415mg.

Food types used in this article are Syrups, maple and Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried.

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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 252% 23% 61% 184% 582% 138% 276% 0.39% 263% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1581%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +224.1%
Contains more IronIron +4354.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +9605.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +243.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%

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% 1% 0% 0% 291% 96% 43% 242% 270% 0% 0% 120% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +206%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1662.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2719.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11094.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58400%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple syrup Safflower DV% diff.
Copper 0.018mg 1.747mg 192%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 28.223g 188%
Phosphorus 2mg 644mg 92%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 1.163mg 91%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 1.17mg 90%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 4.03mg 80%
Magnesium 21mg 353mg 79%
Vitamin B2 1.27mg 0.415mg 66%
Iron 0.11mg 4.9mg 60%
Fats 0.06g 38.45g 59%
Folate 0µg 160µg 40%
Manganese 2.908mg 2.014mg 39%
Zinc 1.47mg 5.05mg 33%
Protein 0.04g 16.18g 32%
Saturated fat 0.007g 3.682g 17%
Potassium 212mg 687mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.081mg 2.284mg 14%
Calories 260kcal 517kcal 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 4.848g 12%
Carbs 67.04g 34.29g 11%
Calcium 102mg 78mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Net carbs 67.04g 34.29g N/A
Sugar 60.46g N/A
Sodium 12mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Choline 1.6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 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
16% 38% 34% 6% 5%
Protein: 16.18 g
Fats: 38.45 g
Carbs: 34.29 g
Water: 5.62 g
Other: 5.46 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.5%
Contains more WaterWater +476.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +40350%
Contains more FatsFats +63983.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1061.7%

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
10% 13% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.682 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.848 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.223 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43972.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +165917.6%

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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. Safflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170558/nutrients

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

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