Maple syrup vs Cane syrup
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 260 in 100 g of maple syrup, 269 of cane syrup. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in maple syrup: riboflavin, zinc (7.7×) and calcium (7.8×). More in cane syrup: iron and thiamin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0.04 g protein · 67 g carbs (60.5 g sugars) · 0.06 g fat
0 g protein · 73.1 g carbs (73.2 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 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.
- Riboflavin (B2)1.3 mg · 0.06 mg98%5%
- Iron0.11 mg · 3.6 mg1%20%
- Zinc1.5 mg · 0.19 mg13%2%
- Calcium102 mg · 13 mg8%1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.066 mg · 0.13 mg6%11%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0.04 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Total fat0.06 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Saturated fatlimit0.007 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates67 g · 73.1 g24%·27%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit12 mg · 58 mg1%·3%
- Potassium212 mg · 63 mg5%·1%
- Magnesium21 mg · 10 mg5%·2%
- Phosphorus2 mg · 8 mg<1%·1%
- Copper0.018 mg · 0.02 mg2%·2%
- Selenium0.6 µg · 0.7 µg1%·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%
- Niacin (B3)0.081 mg · 0.1 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin B60.002 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Folate0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Maple syrup (SR Legacy 169661), Cane syrup (SR Legacy 167743). 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.