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Baby ruth vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between baby ruth and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B2, magnesium, fiber, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Baby ruth covers your daily saturated fat needs 61% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar 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 31% 14% 22% 24% 75% 20% 40% 30% 46% 14%
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 +377.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +378.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +448.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.6%
Contains more IronIron +12.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.8%

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.
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% 19% 0% 15% 28% 23% 20% 9.7% 7.5% 5.8% 9% 19%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1037.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +1417.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.041mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby ruth Brown sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.1g 0g 55%
Fats 21.6g 0g 33%
Copper 0.225mg 0.047mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.638g 0g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 5.557g 0g 14%
Phosphorus 94mg 4mg 13%
Manganese 0.351mg 0.064mg 12%
Protein 5.4g 0.12g 11%
Carbs 64.8g 98.09g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0mg 9%
Sodium 230mg 28mg 9%
Fiber 2g 0g 8%
Magnesium 43mg 9mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.251mg 0.11mg 7%
Zinc 0.72mg 0.03mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.93mg 0mg 6%
Choline 34.9mg 2.3mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.058mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.333mg 0.132mg 4%
Calories 459kcal 380kcal 4%
Calcium 47mg 83mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Folate 12µg 1µg 3%
Potassium 249mg 133mg 3%
Selenium 2.5µg 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Iron 0.63mg 0.71mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Caffeine 4mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 62.8g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 54g 97.02g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.041mg 0%
Trans fat 0.05g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 22% 65% 7%
Protein: 5.4 g
Fats: 21.6 g
Carbs: 64.8 g
Water: 6.99 g
Other: 1.21 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4400%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +421.6%
Contains more OtherOther +168.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.4%

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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. Baby ruth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167582/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.