Malt syrup vs Sorghum syrup

Malt syrupSorghum syrup
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 1056 calories in malt syrup (1 cup, 332 g), 957 calories in sorghum syrup (1 cup, 330 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in malt syrup: niacin, selenium (7.3×), riboflavin (2.6×), phosphorus (4.2×) and 3 more. More in sorghum syrup: manganese (15×), iron (3.9×), potassium (3.1×), pantothenic acid (4.7×) and 5 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Malt syrup1056 cal

1 cup (332 g) · 20.6 g protein · 237 g carbs (237 g sugars) · 0 g fat

Sorghum syrup957 cal

1 cup (330 g) · 0 g protein · 247 g carbs (247 g sugars) · 0 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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%112.5%225%
  • Manganese0.33 mg · 5 mg
    14%220%
  • Niacin (B3)27 mg · 0.33 mg
    168%2%
  • Selenium40.8 µg · 5.6 µg
    74%10%
  • Riboflavin (B2)1.3 mg · 0.51 mg
    100%39%
  • Iron3.2 mg · 12.5 mg
    18%70%
  • Phosphorus784 mg · 185 mg
    63%15%
  • Potassium1,062 mg · 3,300 mg
    23%70%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.57 mg · 2.7 mg
    11%53%
  • Protein20.6 g · 0 g
    41%0%
  • Vitamin B61.7 mg · 2.2 mg
    98%130%
  • Copper0.66 mg · 0.43 mg
    74%48%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.037 mg · 0.33 mg
    3%28%
  • Calcium203 mg · 495 mg
    16%38%
  • Magnesium239 mg · 330 mg
    57%79%
  • Folate39.8 µg · 0 µg
    10%0%
  • Zinc0.46 mg · 1.4 mg
    4%12%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Total fat0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates237 g · 247 g86%·90%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit116 mg · 26.4 mg5%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Malt syrup (SR Legacy 169660), Sorghum syrup (SR Legacy 169662). 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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