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Brown sugar vs. Feijoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown sugar and feijoa different?

  • Brown sugar is richer in iron and calcium, while feijoa is higher in vitamin C, fiber, and folate.
  • Feijoa covers your daily need for vitamin C, 37% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar contains 12 times more sugar than feijoa. Brown sugar contains 97.02g of sugar, while feijoa contains 8.2g.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index (71) than feijoa (31).

Sugars, brown and Feijoa, raw types were used 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%
Feijoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +388.2%
Contains more IronIron +407.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +375%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.3%
~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%
Feijoa
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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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 0%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2200%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Feijoa DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 32.9mg 37%
Carbs 98.09g 15.21g 28%
Fiber 0g 6.4g 26%
Calories 380kcal 61kcal 16%
Calcium 83mg 17mg 7%
Iron 0.71mg 0.14mg 7%
Folate 1µg 23µg 6%
Vitamin K 0µg 3.5µg 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.067mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 2.95g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.233mg 2%
Phosphorus 4mg 19mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.136g 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.71g 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.018mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.006mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.295mg 1%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.084mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.42g 1%
Sodium 28mg 3mg 1%
Copper 0.047mg 0.036mg 1%
Potassium 133mg 172mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.16mg 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 8.81g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g 8.2g N/A
Zinc 0.03mg 0.06mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.104g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g 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
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +544.9%
Contains more OtherOther +18.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +491.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6114.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
97%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 94.56 g
Glucose: 1.35 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Feijoa
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36% 28% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.93 g
Glucose: 2.32 g
Fructose: 2.95 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3127.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +71.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +165.8%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/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.