Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Maple syrup vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between maple syrup and wheat gluten

  • Maple syrup has more vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B1; however, wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Maple syrup covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 98% more than wheat gluten.

Food varieties used in this article are Syrups, maple and Vital wheat gluten.

Infographic

Maple syrup vs Wheat gluten infographic
Infographic link

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 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +39.2%
Contains more IronIron +4627.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +911.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6516.7%

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.
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% 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 ~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 Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 0.04g 75.16g 150%
Manganese 2.908mg 126%
Vitamin B2 1.27mg 0mg 98%
Selenium 0.6µg 39.7µg 71%
Iron 0.11mg 5.2mg 64%
Phosphorus 2mg 260mg 37%
Copper 0.018mg 0.182mg 18%
Carbs 67.04g 13.79g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.85mg 6%
Calories 260kcal 370kcal 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.81g 5%
Calcium 102mg 142mg 4%
Potassium 212mg 100mg 3%
Fats 0.06g 1.85g 3%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Sodium 12mg 29mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.081mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.007g 0.272g 1%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Net carbs 67.04g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 60.46g 0g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Choline 1.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.156g 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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +386.1%
Contains more WaterWater +295%
Contains more ProteinProtein +187800%
Contains more FatsFats +2983.3%
Contains more OtherOther +112.8%

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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1318.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4664.7%

People also compare

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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.