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Brown sugar vs. Pineapple juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown sugar and pineapple juice

  • Brown sugar has more calcium; however, pineapple juice is higher in vitamin C and manganese.
  • Pineapple juice covers your daily need for vitamin C, 49% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has 10 times more sugar than pineapple juice. While brown sugar has 97.02g of sugar, pineapple juice has only 9.98g.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sugars, brown and Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3.9% 11% 12% 23% 3% 3.4% 0.26% 66% 0.55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +538.5%
Contains more IronIron +129%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +687.5%
~equal in Potassium ~130mg

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%
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 146% 0% 0.4% 0% 15% 4.8% 3.7% 3.4% 23% 0% 0.75% 14% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1700%
Contains more CholineCholine +43.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Pineapple juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 43.8mg 49%
Carbs 98.09g 12.87g 28%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.504mg 19%
Calories 380kcal 53kcal 16%
Calcium 83mg 13mg 7%
Iron 0.71mg 0.31mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.058mg 5%
Folate 1µg 18µg 4%
Fructose 1.11g 3.81g 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.021mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.1µg 2%
Copper 0.047mg 0.069mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.056mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.199mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Magnesium 9mg 12mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 2mg 1%
Phosphorus 4mg 8mg 1%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.11mg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.36g 0%
Fats 0g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 12.67g N/A
Potassium 133mg 130mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g 9.98g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 3.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.008g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.042g 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 12.87 g
Water: 86.37 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +662.2%
Contains more OtherOther +60.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +200%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6345.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
97%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 94.56 g
Glucose: 1.35 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
15% 47% 38%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.53 g
Glucose: 4.65 g
Fructose: 3.81 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +6080.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +244.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +243.2%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Pineapple juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168187/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.