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Arugula vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arugula and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, manganese, iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus than arugula.
  • Arugula covers your daily need for vitamin K, 91% more than brown sugar.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Arugula, raw and Sugars, brown.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +422.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +92.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +177.4%
Contains more IronIron +105.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +401.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
~equal in Sodium ~28mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Arugula
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +177.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +231.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +9600%
Contains more CholineCholine +565.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Brown sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 0µg 91%
Carbs 3.65g 98.09g 31%
Folate 97µg 1µg 24%
Calories 25kcal 380kcal 18%
Vitamin C 15mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin A 119µg 0µg 13%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.064mg 11%
Magnesium 47mg 9mg 9%
Iron 1.46mg 0.71mg 9%
Calcium 160mg 83mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0mg 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 4mg 7%
Potassium 369mg 133mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.132mg 6%
Protein 2.58g 0.12g 5%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.076mg 0.047mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0mg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 2.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.041mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 0.11mg 1%
Fats 0.66g 0g 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 2.05g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 97.02g N/A
Sodium 27mg 28mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.086g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2050%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6744%
Contains more OtherOther +211.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2587.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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