Head to head

Candies, hard vs Sugars, maple

Side by side, per 100 g, from the same USDA reference data.

Sugars, maple

354

kcal per 100 g

Candies, hard has more — 394 calories per 100 g against 354 for sugars, maple, a difference of 40 kcal (11% more). On protein it is Candies, hard 0.0 g versus sugars, maple 0.1 g per 100 g.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Nutrient by nutrient, per 100 g

Per 100 g	Candies, hard	Sugars, maple	Difference
Calories	394 kcal	354 kcal	40 kcal
Protein	0.0 g	0.1 g	0.1 g
Total fat	0.2 g	0.2 g	equal
Saturated fat	0.0 g	0.0 g	0.0 g
Carbohydrate	98.0 g	90.9 g	7.1 g
Fibre	0.0 g	0.0 g	equal
Sugars	62.9 g	84.9 g	22.0 g
Sodium	38.0 mg	11.0 mg	27.0 mg
Potassium	5.0 mg	274.0 mg	269.0 mg
Calcium	3.0 mg	90.0 mg	87.0 mg
Iron	0.3 mg	1.6 mg	1.3 mg
Vitamin C	0.0 mg	0.0 mg	equal
Vitamin A	0.0 µg	0.0 µg	equal
Cholesterol	0.0 mg	0.0 mg	equal
Water	1.3 g	8.0 g	6.7 g

Highlighted cells are the higher of the two. "Higher" is not automatically "better" — it depends entirely on what you are trying to do.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How this is worked out

Both columns are the same USDA release, per 100 g of edible portion — the only basis on which two different foods can honestly be set side by side.
The difference column is the two published figures subtracted, not a scaled or normalised score.
The percentage in the answer is the higher figure over the lower, minus one — a ratio, so it does not change with serving size.

difference = |A − B|                (per 100 g)
"% more"   = (higher ÷ lower − 1) × 100

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The question this page settles

Which has more calories, candies, hard or sugars, maple?