Maple sugar leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Brown sugar: 100 g · Maple sugar: 100 g.
The verdict
Maple sugar comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Brown sugar for more protein and less saturated fat.
Pick Maple sugar for less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy380 kcal354 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN0.12 g0.1 g
- Carbohydrate98.09 g90.9 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better97.02 g84.87 gWIN
- Total fat0 g0.2 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0 g0.04 g
- Sodiumless is better28 mg11 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better133 mg274 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better83 mg90 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.71 mg1.61 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better9 mg19 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

