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Brown sugar vs. Cherry pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown sugar and cherry pie

  • Brown sugar has more calcium; however, cherry pie is higher in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin A, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Cherry pie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 15% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has 8 times more calcium than cherry pie. While brown sugar has 83mg of calcium, cherry pie has only 10mg.
  • Brown sugar has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sugars, brown and Pie, cherry, prepared from recipe.

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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 6.4% 3% 6.8% 69% 26% 5.5% 13% 25% 26% 43%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +730%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%
Contains more IronIron +160.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +650%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +212.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +550%
~equal in Magnesium ~9mg

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 3.3% 9.7% 0% 0% 37% 29% 24% 7.4% 7.8% 0% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1060%
Contains more FolateFolate +2600%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.123mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Cherry pie DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.247g 22%
Carbs 98.09g 38.5g 20%
Fats 0g 12.2g 19%
Saturated fat 0g 2.985g 14%
Iron 0.71mg 1.85mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 5.314g 13%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.148mg 12%
Selenium 1.2µg 7.8µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.125mg 10%
Sodium 28mg 191mg 7%
Calcium 83mg 10mg 7%
Folate 1µg 27µg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 1.276mg 7%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.2mg 6%
Calories 380kcal 270kcal 6%
Protein 0.12g 2.8g 5%
Phosphorus 4mg 30mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 29µg 3%
Copper 0.047mg 0.077mg 3%
Potassium 133mg 77mg 2%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.034mg 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 38.5g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.123mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.124mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 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
3% 12% 39% 46%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 12.2 g
Carbs: 38.5 g
Water: 45.8 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +154.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2233.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3317.9%
Contains more OtherOther +55.6%

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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. Cherry pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172781/nutrients

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

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