Maple syrup leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Maple syrup comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Maple sugar for more protein, less sodium and more iron.
Pick Maple syrup for less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN0.03 g0.02 g
- Carbohydrate25.68 g25.78 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better23.97 g23.25 gWIN
- Total fat0.06 g0.02 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.01 g0 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3.11 mg4.62 mg
- Potassiummore is better77.4 mg81.54 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better25.42 mg39.23 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.45 mg0.04 mg
- Magnesiummore is better5.37 mg8.08 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.

