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Brown sugar vs. After eight — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown sugar and after eight?

  • Brown sugar is higher in calcium, yet after eight is higher in fiber.
  • After eight's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 42% more.
  • Brown sugar has 6 times more calcium than after eight. While brown sugar has 83mg of calcium, after eight has only 13mg.
  • The amount of sugar in after eight is lower.

We used Sugars, brown and Candies, NESTLE, AFTER EIGHT Mints types 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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 3.9% 0% 21% 0% 0% 0% 0.13% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +538.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +24.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
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~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar After eight DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 8.33g 38%
Fats 0g 11.9g 18%
Fiber 0g 2.4g 10%
Calcium 83mg 13mg 7%
Carbs 98.09g 79.53g 6%
Copper 0.047mg 5%
Potassium 133mg 4%
Calories 380kcal 432kcal 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 3%
Protein 0.12g 1.67g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 3%
Manganese 0.064mg 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 2%
Iron 0.71mg 0.57mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Sodium 28mg 1mg 1%
Phosphorus 4mg 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 77.13g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 66.6g N/A
Zinc 0.03mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
2% 12% 80% 6%
Protein: 1.67 g
Fats: 11.9 g
Carbs: 79.53 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1291.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +370.1%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients
  2. After eight - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168766/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.