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Brown sugar vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brown sugar and candy bar

  • Brown sugar contains less vitamin B6, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin E, magnesium, and folate than candy bar.
  • Candy bar's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11766% higher.
  • Candy bar has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of candy bar is 51, while the glycemic index of brown sugar is 71.

The food types used in this comparison are Sugars, brown and Candies, peanut bar.

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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 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1122.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +206%
Contains more IronIron +36.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1546.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +13033.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1842.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +291.7%
~equal in Calcium ~78mg

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% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7101.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +528.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373070.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +7400%
Contains more CholineCholine +1178.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Candy bar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 153mg 11766%
Copper 0.047mg 0.774mg 81%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 10.65g 71%
Fats 0g 33.7g 52%
Manganese 0.064mg 1.243mg 51%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 7.922mg 49%
Phosphorus 4mg 308mg 43%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 16.721g 42%
Zinc 0.03mg 3.94mg 36%
Protein 0.12g 15.5g 31%
Vitamin E 0mg 4.1mg 27%
Magnesium 9mg 110mg 24%
Saturated fat 0g 4.678g 21%
Folate 1µg 75µg 19%
Carbs 98.09g 47.4g 17%
Fiber 0g 4.1g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.83mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.14mg 11%
Potassium 133mg 407mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.1mg 8%
Calories 380kcal 522kcal 7%
Selenium 1.2µg 4.7µg 6%
Sodium 28mg 156mg 6%
Choline 2.3mg 29.4mg 5%
Iron 0.71mg 0.97mg 3%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Calcium 83mg 78mg 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 42.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 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
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +106.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12816.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +19.4%
Contains more OtherOther +300%

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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. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/nutrients

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

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