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Brown sugar vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between brown sugar and daikon

  • Brown sugar has more calcium; however, daikon has more vitamin C, copper, folate, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for daikon is 24% higher.
  • Daikon has 39 times less sugar than brown sugar. Brown sugar has 97.02g of sugar, while daikon has 2.5g.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index than daikon.

Food types used in this article are Sugars, brown and Radishes, oriental, raw.

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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%
Daikon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207.4%
Contains more IronIron +77.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +144.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +475%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%

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%
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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 Choline Choline 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2700%
Contains more CholineCholine +217.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.138mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Daikon DV% diff.
Carbs 98.09g 4.1g 31%
Vitamin C 0mg 22mg 24%
Calories 380kcal 18kcal 18%
Copper 0.047mg 0.115mg 8%
Folate 1µg 28µg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.6g 6%
Calcium 83mg 27mg 6%
Iron 0.71mg 0.4mg 4%
Phosphorus 4mg 23mg 3%
Potassium 133mg 227mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 16mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.6g 1%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.2mg 1%
Choline 2.3mg 7.3mg 1%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.038mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 28mg 21mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.138mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.046mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2292.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6961.2%
Contains more OtherOther +28.9%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/nutrients

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

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