Maple syrup
7 g of maple syrup is 18 kcal and adds little to any of the eleven body systems PeakPie scores.
PER 7 G AS BOUGHT · 18 KCAL
The portion is the serving PeakPie's healthy kitchen standard allows for this ingredient (added sugar).
Not on the organ lists.Stocks, sauces, herbs, spices and sweeteners flavour a dish rather than feed you, so they are never offered as best ingredients, whatever they score.
What it feeds
None of the nutrients PeakPie scores reach 1% of a day’s target in this portion. That is not a verdict on the food, only on what this portion adds to the eleven systems.
The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.
What’s in 7 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc | 0.1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 7.1mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 15mg | <1% |
| Magnesium | 1.5mg | <1% |
| Copper | 0mg | <1% |
| Selenium | 0mcg | <1% |
| Water | 0.0L | <1% |
| Iron | 0mg | <1% |
| Choline | 0.1mg | <1% |
| Phosphorus | 0.1mg | <1% |
| B6 | 0mg | <1% |
| Protein |
Watch out
- Saturated fat0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
- Sugars4.2g · 5% of the UK reference intake
- Salt0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Maple syrup is a source of Calcium, Zinc. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.
Calcium
- Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal bones.
- Calcium contributes to normal muscle function.
- Calcium contributes to the normal function of digestive enzymes.
- Calcium contributes to normal blood clotting.
The mineral that gives bones and teeth their hardness — and that muscles, nerves, and blood clotting borrow moment to moment.
Zinc
- Zinc contributes to the maintenance of normal vision.
- Zinc contributes to the maintenance of normal skin.
- Zinc contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Zinc contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
- Zinc contributes to normal cognitive function.
- Zinc contributes to normal protein synthesis.
A trace mineral immune cells burn through when fighting infection. It also drives wound healing, taste, and smell.
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