Maple syrup vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are maple syrup and sugar different?
- Maple syrup is higher than sugar in manganese, vitamin B2, zinc, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B1.
- Maple syrup covers your daily need for manganese, 126% more than sugar.
- Maple syrup is lower in sugar.
- Sugar has a higher glycemic index (65) than maple syrup (54).
Syrups, maple and Sugars, granulated types were used in this article.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +10100% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +10500% |
| Contains more IronIron | +120% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +157.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +14600% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +72600% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -91.7% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +6584.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 2.908mg | 0.004mg | 126% |
| Vitamin B2 | 1.27mg | 0.019mg | 96% |
| Zinc | 1.47mg | 0.01mg | 13% |
| Carbs | 67.04g | 99.98g | 11% |
| Calcium | 102mg | 1mg | 10% |
| Calories | 260kcal | 387kcal | 6% |
| Potassium | 212mg | 2mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.066mg | 0mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 21mg | 0mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.036mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.081mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.52g | 0g | 1% |
| Copper | 0.018mg | 0.007mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.11mg | 0.05mg | 1% |
| Protein | 0.04g | 0g | 0% |
| Fats | 0.06g | 0g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 67.04g | 99.98g | N/A |
| Sugar | 60.46g | 99.8g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 2mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 12mg | 1mg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.6µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.002mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Choline | 1.6mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.007g | 0g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.011g | 0g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.017g | 0g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.04 g
Fats:
0.06 g
Carbs:
67.04 g
Water:
32.39 g
Other:
0.47 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
99.98 g
Water:
0.02 g
Other:
0 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +161850% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +49.1% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Starch:
0 g
Sucrose:
58.32 g
Glucose:
1.6 g
Fructose:
0.52 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0 g
Galactose:
0 g
Starch:
0 g
Sucrose:
99.8 g
Glucose:
0 g
Fructose:
0 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0 g
Galactose:
0 g
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +71.1% |
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