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Brown sugar vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown sugar and lime

  • Brown sugar has more calcium; however, lime is higher in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Lime covers your daily need for vitamin C, 32% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has 57 times more sugar than lime. While brown sugar has 97.02g of sugar, lime has only 1.69g.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sugars, brown and Limes, 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%
Lime
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +151.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.4%
Contains more IronIron +18.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%

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%
Lime
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 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 B3Vitamin B3 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.043mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 29.1mg 32%
Carbs 98.09g 10.54g 29%
Calories 380kcal 30kcal 18%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Calcium 83mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.03mg 3%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.008mg 2%
Folate 1µg 8µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.217mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Copper 0.047mg 0.065mg 2%
Phosphorus 4mg 18mg 2%
Choline 2.3mg 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.2mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.22mg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.7g 1%
Iron 0.71mg 0.6mg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 6mg 1%
Potassium 133mg 102mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.11mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 1.69g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.043mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 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
Lime
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +830.6%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more ProteinProtein +483.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6486.6%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/nutrients

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

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