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Beetroot vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beetroot and sugar substitute different?

  • Beetroot is higher in manganese, fiber, potassium, iron, and copper; however, sugar substitute is richer in calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for sugar substitute is 86% higher.
  • Beetroot contains 15 times more manganese than sugar substitute. While beetroot contains 0.329mg of manganese, sugar substitute contains only 0.022mg.
  • Sugar substitute has less sugar.
  • Sugar substitute has a lower glycemic index (40) than beetroot (64).

Beets, raw and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown are the varieties used in this article.

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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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +733.3%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +971.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +775%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1395.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5393.8%

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +346.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 16mg 879mg 86%
Folate 109µg 27%
Carbs 9.56g 84.77g 25%
Sodium 78mg 572mg 21%
Calories 43kcal 347kcal 15%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.022mg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0.6g 9%
Potassium 325mg 39mg 8%
Iron 0.8mg 0.16mg 8%
Copper 0.075mg 0.007mg 8%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 5%
Phosphorus 40mg 8mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 6mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.015mg 4%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.015mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.015mg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 1.61g 2.06g 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 4.03g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +858.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +786.7%
Contains more OtherOther +273.1%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.