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Brown sugar vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brown sugar and peanuts

  • Brown sugar contains less copper, manganese, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, and fiber than peanuts.
  • Peanuts' daily need coverage for copper is 122% higher.
  • Peanuts have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of peanuts is 13, while the glycemic index of brown sugar is 71.

The food types used in this comparison are Sugars, brown and Peanuts, all types, 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%
Peanut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1766.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +430.1%
Contains more IronIron +545.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2334%
Contains more ZincZinc +10800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2921.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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%
Peanut
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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 0% 0% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10869.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1238.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +748.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +23900%
Contains more CholineCholine +2182.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Peanut DV% diff.
Copper 0.047mg 1.144mg 122%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 15.558g 104%
Manganese 0.064mg 1.934mg 81%
Fats 0g 49.24g 76%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 12.066mg 75%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 24.426g 61%
Folate 1µg 240µg 60%
Vitamin E 0mg 8.33mg 56%
Phosphorus 4mg 376mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.64mg 53%
Protein 0.12g 25.8g 51%
Iron 0.71mg 4.58mg 48%
Magnesium 9mg 168mg 38%
Fiber 0g 8.5g 34%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 1.767mg 33%
Zinc 0.03mg 3.27mg 29%
Saturated fat 0g 6.279g 29%
Carbs 98.09g 16.13g 27%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.348mg 24%
Potassium 133mg 705mg 17%
Selenium 1.2µg 7.2µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.135mg 10%
Choline 2.3mg 52.5mg 9%
Calories 380kcal 567kcal 9%
Calcium 83mg 92mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 7.63g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 4.72g N/A
Sodium 28mg 18mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 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
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +508.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21400%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +385.1%
Contains more OtherOther +417.8%

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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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/nutrients

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

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