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Brown sugar vs. Macaroon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown sugar and macaroon

  • Brown sugar has more calcium; however, macaroon is higher in copper, fiber, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Macaroon covers your daily need for saturated fat, 100% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has 17 times more calcium than macaroon. While brown sugar has 83mg of calcium, macaroon has only 5mg.
  • 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 Cookies, coconut macaroon.

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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 21% 1.5% 11% 31% 90% 20% 29% 31% 0% 37%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1560%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +222.2%
Contains more IronIron +15.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +472.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2333.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +466.7%
~equal in Potassium ~123mg

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% 3.8% 0% 5% 14% 4.1% 0% 22% 0% 2.8% 2.3% 5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +134.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +295.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Macaroon DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 20.099g 91%
Fats 0g 22.55g 35%
Copper 0.047mg 0.269mg 25%
Fiber 0g 5.1g 20%
Carbs 98.09g 61.22g 12%
Selenium 1.2µg 6.8µg 10%
Sodium 28mg 241mg 9%
Phosphorus 4mg 68mg 9%
Calcium 83mg 5mg 8%
Protein 0.12g 3.02g 6%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.73mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.81g 5%
Magnesium 9mg 29mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.06mg 5%
Calories 380kcal 460kcal 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.096mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 1.61g 4%
Manganese 0.064mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Choline 2.3mg 9.1mg 1%
Folate 1µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.22mg 1%
Iron 0.71mg 0.82mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 56.12g N/A
Potassium 133mg 123mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g 45.16g N/A

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% 23% 61% 12% 2%
Protein: 3.02 g
Fats: 22.55 g
Carbs: 61.22 g
Water: 11.5 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2416.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +758.2%
Contains more OtherOther +280%

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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. Macaroon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171847/nutrients

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

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