Maple syrup vs honey
In short
One serving each: 216 calories in maple syrup (1 serving 1/4 cup, 83 g), 61 calories in honey (1 tablespoon, 20 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in maple syrup: riboflavin, carbohydrates (3.4×), zinc, calcium and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 serving 1/4 cup (83 g) · 0.033 g protein · 55.6 g carbs (50.2 g sugars) · 0.05 g fat
1 tablespoon (20 g) · 0.06 g protein · 16.5 g carbs (16.4 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 one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Riboflavin (B2)81% vs 1%
1.1 mg vs 0.008 mg
- Carbohydrates20% vs 6%
55.6 g vs 16.5 g
- Zinc11% vs <1%
1.2 mg vs 0.044 mg
- Calcium7% vs <1%
84.7 mg vs 1.2 mg
- Thiamin (B1)5% vs 0%
0.055 mg vs 0 mg
- Magnesium4% vs <1%
17.4 mg vs 0.4 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein0.033 g · 0.06 g<1%·<1%
- Total fat0.05 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Saturated fatlimit0.006 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0.04 g0%·<1%
- Sodiumlimit10 mg · 0.8 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium176 mg · 10.4 mg4%·<1%
- Iron0.091 mg · 0.084 mg1%·<1%
- Phosphorus1.7 mg · 0.8 mg<1%·<1%
- Copper0.015 mg · 0.007 mg2%·1%
- Selenium0.5 µg · 0.16 µg1%·<1%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.1 mg0%·<1%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0.067 mg · 0.024 mg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin B60.002 mg · 0.005 mg<1%·<1%
- Folate0 µg · 0.4 µg0%·<1%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline1.3 mg · 0.44 mg<1%·<1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Maple syrup (SR Legacy 169661), Honey (Survey (FNDDS) 2710281). 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.