Maple Syrup vs Brown Sugar: The Healthier Choice

Less Calories in maple syrup

At first glance, you can see that in maple syrup is less calories than in brown sugar.

maple syrup has 260 kcal per 100g and brown sugar 380 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 46%.

In maple syrup and in brown sugar most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare maple syrup with brown sugar in details.

maple syrup And Brown sugar Nutrition Difference

• Calories:
  brown sugar - 46% more than maple syrup
• Carbohydrates:
  brown sugar - 46% more than maple syrup
• Protein:
  brown sugar - 200% more than maple syrup
• Water:
  maple syrup - 2317% more than brown sugar

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Less protein in maple syrup

It is aslo easy to see see that in maple syrup is less protein than in brown sugar.

There is 0.12g per 100g of brown sugar and 0.04g per 100g of maple syrup so using simple math we can see that difference is about 200%.

Less carbohydrates in maple syrup

In maple syrup is less carbohydrates than in brown sugar.

There is 98.09g/100g of carbohydrates in brown sugar and 67.04g/100g in maple syrup so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 46%.