Brown sugar vs Maple sugar

In short

Gram for gram, there are 7% more calories in brown sugar than in maple sugar (380 vs 354 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in maple sugar: manganese, zinc, copper (2.1×) and iron (2.3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Brown sugar380 cal

0.12 g protein · 98.1 g carbs (97 g sugars) · 0 g fat

Maple sugar354 cal

0.1 g protein · 90.9 g carbs (84.9 g sugars) · 0.2 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%100%200%
  • Manganese0.064 mg · 4.4 mg
    3%192%
  • Zinc0.03 mg · 6.1 mg
    <1%55%
  • Copper0.047 mg · 0.099 mg
    5%11%
  • Iron0.71 mg · 1.6 mg
    4%9%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Protein0.12 g · 0.1 g<1%·<1%
  • Total fat0 g · 0.2 g0%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0.036 g0%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates98.1 g · 90.9 g36%·33%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit28 mg · 11 mg1%·<1%
  • Potassium133 mg · 274 mg3%·6%
  • Calcium83 mg · 90 mg6%·7%
  • Magnesium9 mg · 19 mg2%·5%
  • Phosphorus4 mg · 3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Selenium1.2 µg · 0.8 µg2%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0 mg · 0.009 mg0%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0 mg · 0.013 mg0%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.11 mg · 0.04 mg1%·<1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.13 mg · 0.048 mg3%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.041 mg · 0.003 mg2%·<1%
  • Folate1 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline2.3 mg · 2.1 mg<1%·<1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Brown sugar (SR Legacy 168833), Maple sugar (SR Legacy 169658). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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