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Brown sugar vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between brown sugar and lemons

  • Brown sugar has more calcium; however, lemons have more vitamin C and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lemons is 59% higher.
  • Lemons have 39 times less sugar than brown sugar. Brown sugar has 97.02g of sugar, while lemons have 2.5g.

Food types used in this article are Sugars, brown and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +219.2%
Contains more IronIron +18.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +27%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
~equal in Potassium ~138mg

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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 53mg 59%
Carbs 98.09g 9.32g 30%
Calories 380kcal 29kcal 18%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Calcium 83mg 26mg 6%
Folate 1µg 11µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Phosphorus 4mg 16mg 2%
Protein 0.12g 1.1g 2%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.03mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.089g 1%
Choline 2.3mg 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.19mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.4µg 1%
Sodium 28mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.15mg 1%
Copper 0.047mg 0.037mg 1%
Iron 0.71mg 0.6mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Fats 0g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 6.52g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 8mg 0%
Potassium 133mg 138mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.03mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 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
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +952.5%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more ProteinProtein +816.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6540.3%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/nutrients

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

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