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Brown sugar vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between brown sugar and juice

  • Brown sugar has more calcium and iron; however, juice has more vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for juice is 35% higher.
  • Juice has 42 times less calcium than brown sugar. Brown sugar has 83mg of calcium, while juice has 2mg.
  • Juice is lower in sugar.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index than juice.

Food types used in this article are Sugars, brown and Beverages, Orange juice drink.

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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%
Juice
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +216.7%
Contains more IronIron +545.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +161.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +814.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~4mg

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%
Juice
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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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1119.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Juice DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.5mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.43mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.38mg 32%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 5mg 31%
Carbs 98.09g 13.41g 28%
Vitamin C 0mg 15mg 17%
Calories 380kcal 54kcal 16%
Calcium 83mg 2mg 8%
Iron 0.71mg 0.11mg 8%
Potassium 133mg 42mg 3%
Copper 0.047mg 0.018mg 3%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.007mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 0µg 2%
Folate 1µg 4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.06mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 2mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Magnesium 9mg 3mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 9.36g N/A
Zinc 0.03mg 0.02mg 0%
Phosphorus 4mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.01g 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
Juice
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13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +631.5%
Contains more OtherOther +136.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.7%
Contains more WaterWater +6332.8%
~equal in Fats ~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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/nutrients

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

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