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Brown sugar vs. Herbal tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown sugar and herbal tea

  • Brown sugar has more iron, calcium, and copper; however, herbal tea is higher in manganese.
  • Herbal tea covers your daily need for manganese, 18% more than brown sugar.
  • Herbal tea has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sugars, brown and Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed.

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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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +937.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +565%
Contains more IronIron +787.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +645.3%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +475%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Herbal tea DV% diff.
Carbs 98.09g 0g 33%
Calories 380kcal 0kcal 19%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.477mg 18%
Calcium 83mg 8mg 8%
Iron 0.71mg 0.08mg 8%
Copper 0.047mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 133mg 20mg 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 28mg 4mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 0g 1%
Magnesium 9mg 3mg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 0g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.03mg 0.04mg 0%
Phosphorus 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.04mg 0%
Folate 1µg 1µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0.4mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +7331.3%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.42g

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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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/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.