Maple syrup vs Cane syrup

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 38 g of maple syrup or 37 g of cane syrup. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in maple syrup: riboflavin and zinc (8×). More in cane syrup: iron. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Maple syrup100 cal

38.5 g · 0.015 g protein · 25.8 g carbs (23.3 g sugars) · 0.023 g fat

Cane syrup100 cal

37.2 g · 0 g protein · 27.2 g carbs (27.2 g sugars) · 0 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

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

0%25%50%
  • Riboflavin (B2)38% vs 2%

    0.49 mg vs 0.022 mg

  • Iron<1% vs 7%

    0.042 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Zinc5% vs 1%

    0.57 mg vs 0.071 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein0.015 g · 0 g<1%·0%
  • Total fat0.023 g · 0 g<1%·0%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.003 g · 0 g<1%·0%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates25.8 g · 27.2 g9%·10%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit4.6 mg · 21.6 mg<1%·1%
  • Potassium81.5 mg · 23.4 mg2%·<1%
  • Calcium39.2 mg · 4.8 mg3%·<1%
  • Magnesium8.1 mg · 3.7 mg2%·1%
  • Phosphorus0.77 mg · 3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Copper0.007 mg · 0.007 mg1%·1%
  • Selenium0.23 µg · 0.26 µg<1%·<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)0.025 mg · 0.048 mg2%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)0.031 mg · 0.037 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.001 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.

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