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Tomato vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomatoes and maple sugar different?

  • Tomatoes are higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, and vitamin B6; however, maple sugar is richer in manganese, zinc, iron, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for maple sugar is 187% higher.
  • Tomatoes have a lower glycemic index (23) than maple sugar (63).

Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Sugars, maple 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.
Tomato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
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 PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.6%
Contains more IronIron +496.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +3464.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3778.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +311.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1385%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +85.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2566.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +219%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0.114mg 4.422mg 187%
Zinc 0.17mg 6.06mg 54%
Carbs 3.89g 90.9g 29%
Calories 18kcal 354kcal 17%
Iron 0.27mg 1.61mg 17%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 0mg 15%
Calcium 10mg 90mg 8%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.003mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Vitamin A 42µg 0µg 5%
Copper 0.059mg 0.099mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0mg 4%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Phosphorus 24mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.04mg 3%
Protein 0.88g 0.1g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.009mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 19mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Choline 6.7mg 2.1mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.8µg 1%
Potassium 237mg 274mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.048mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 2.63g 84.87g N/A
Sodium 5mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.013mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +780%
Contains more WaterWater +1081.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2236.8%
Contains more OtherOther +56.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 -22.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +106.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.5%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.