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Brown sugar vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown sugar and olive?

  • Olive is richer than brown sugar in iron, copper, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Olive's daily need coverage for iron is 32% more.
  • Brown sugar has 17 times more potassium than olive. While brown sugar has 133mg of potassium, olive has only 8mg.
  • The amount of sodium in brown sugar is lower.

We used Sugars, brown and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) types 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%
Olive
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1562.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +220%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +364.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +434%
Contains more ZincZinc +633.3%
~equal in Calcium ~88mg

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%
Olive
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +197.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +780%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +355.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +347.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Olive DV% diff.
Iron 0.71mg 3.3mg 32%
Sodium 28mg 735mg 31%
Carbs 98.09g 6.26g 31%
Copper 0.047mg 0.251mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 7.888g 20%
Fats 0g 10.68g 16%
Fiber 0g 3.2g 13%
Calories 380kcal 115kcal 13%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.65mg 11%
Saturated fat 0g 1.415g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.911g 6%
Potassium 133mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.015mg 2%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.22mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.009mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 20µg 2%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.4µg 1%
Choline 2.3mg 10.3mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Calcium 83mg 88mg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.84g 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 3.06g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 0g N/A
Phosphorus 4mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.037mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 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
Olive
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1466.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +600%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5869.4%
Contains more OtherOther +395.6%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.