Maple sugar leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Maple sugar comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Maple sugar for more protein, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Pancake / table syrup for less sugar and less saturated fat.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN0.03 g0 g
- Carbohydrate25.68 g26.27 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better23.97 g9.18 gWIN
- Total fat0.06 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.01 g0 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3.11 mg35.04 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN77.4 mg6.41 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN25.42 mg1.28 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.45 mg0.01 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN5.37 mg0.85 mg
- 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.

