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Bran cereal vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bran cereal and sugar?

  • Sugar has less vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folate, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, and copper than bran cereal.
  • Bran cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 923% higher.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original and Sugars, granulated types in this comparison.

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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 259% 117% 90% 660% 347% 338% 493% 34% 967% 51%
Sugar
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50900%
Contains more IronIron +35100%
Contains more CopperCopper +14757.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +123900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +185150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1466.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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 67% 174% 24% 65% 568% 625% 278% 64% 2769% 2350% 13% 983%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bran cereal Sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 12mg 0mg 923%
Vitamin B12 18.8µg 0µg 783%
Folate 1310µg 0µg 328%
Manganese 7.41mg 0.004mg 322%
Iron 17.6mg 0.05mg 219%
Vitamin B2 2.71mg 0.019mg 207%
Vitamin B1 2.27mg 0mg 189%
Phosphorus 1150mg 0mg 164%
Fiber 29.3g 0g 117%
Copper 1.04mg 0.007mg 115%
Zinc 12.4mg 0.01mg 113%
Vitamin B3 14.8mg 0mg 93%
Magnesium 362mg 0mg 86%
Vitamin A 522µg 0µg 58%
Calcium 389mg 1mg 39%
Potassium 1020mg 2mg 30%
Protein 13.14g 0g 26%
Vitamin C 20mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin D 4.3µg 0µg 22%
Vitamin D 170 IU 0 IU 21%
Vitamin B5 1.06mg 0mg 21%
Selenium 9.4µg 0.6µg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2g 0g 13%
Sodium 258mg 1mg 11%
Carbs 74.24g 99.98g 9%
Starch 21.8g 9%
Choline 49.4mg 0mg 9%
Fats 4.9g 0g 8%
Vitamin E 1.19mg 0mg 8%
Calories 259kcal 387kcal 6%
Saturated fat 1.1g 0g 5%
Vitamin K 5.2µg 0µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.89g 0g 2%
Net carbs 44.94g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 15.69g 99.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0%
Threonine 0.38mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0%
Leucine 0.7mg 0%
Lysine 0.35mg 0%
Methionine 0.17mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.48mg 0%
Valine 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.28mg 0%
Fructose 0.36g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 5% 74% 2% 6%
Protein: 13.14 g
Fats: 4.9 g
Carbs: 74.24 g
Water: 2.12 g
Other: 5.6 g
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +10500%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
58% 35% 3% 3%
Starch: 21.8 g
Sucrose: 13.2 g
Glucose: 1.07 g
Fructose: 0.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Sugar
1
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 99.8 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +656.1%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.