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Tapioca vs. Cane syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tapioca and cane syrup different?

  • Tapioca is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin B2, and vitamin D; however, cane syrup is richer in iron and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for cane syrup is 44% higher.
  • Cane syrup has less saturated fat.

Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk and Syrup, Cane are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 32% 12% 2.3% 4% 9.5% 35% 16% 0.91% 11%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 5.6% 135% 6.7% 5.2% 3.4% 7.6% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +707.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +925%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +185.7%
Contains more IronIron +5900%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.1%

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 2.3% 16% 0% 14% 7.5% 33% 1.4% 17% 7.6% 31% 0% 3% 0%
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% 33% 14% 1.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +138.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tapioca Cane syrup DV% diff.
Iron 0.06mg 3.6mg 44%
Carbs 19.56g 73.14g 18%
Phosphorus 82mg 8mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 0µg 10%
Calcium 105mg 13mg 9%
Calories 105kcal 269kcal 8%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.13mg 8%
Protein 2.88g 0g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.143mg 0.06mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.277mg 6%
Vitamin A 47µg 0µg 5%
Saturated fat 0.991g 0g 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin D 34IU 0IU 4%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0mg 3%
Fats 1.67g 0g 3%
Sodium 121mg 58mg 3%
Selenium 2µg 0.7µg 2%
Cholesterol 6mg 0mg 2%
Potassium 133mg 63mg 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Folate 4µg 0µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.452g 0g 1%
Copper 0.012mg 0.02mg 1%
Net carbs 19.56g 73.14g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 73.2g N/A
Manganese 0.007mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.075mg 0.1mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.061g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.173mg 0%
Leucine 0.282mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.073mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.139mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.078mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 20% 75%
Protein: 2.88 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 19.56 g
Water: 75.01 g
Other: 0.88 g
73% 26%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 73.14 g
Water: 26 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +188.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +273.9%
~equal in Other ~0.86g

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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. Tapioca - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169612/nutrients
  2. Cane syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167743/nutrients

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

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