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Brown sugar vs. Pizza — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown sugar and pizza

  • Brown sugar has less selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B3, folate, iron, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2 than pizza.
  • Pizza covers your daily need for selenium, 34% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sugars, brown and Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust.

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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%
Pizza
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 56% 15% 93% 35% 37% 93% 78% 47% 109%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +126.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.3%
Contains more IronIron +249.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +4366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +462.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1558.3%

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 4.7% 23% 17% 0% 98% 45% 72% 0% 18% 53% 17% 70% 8.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
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 +3377.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +9200%
Contains more CholineCholine +613%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Pizza DV% diff.
Selenium 1.2µg 19.9µg 34%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.39mg 33%
Phosphorus 4mg 216mg 30%
Sodium 28mg 598mg 25%
Folate 1µg 93µg 23%
Protein 0.12g 11.39g 23%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 3.825mg 23%
Carbs 98.09g 33.33g 22%
Iron 0.71mg 2.48mg 22%
Saturated fat 0g 4.465g 20%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Fats 0g 9.69g 15%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.195mg 15%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.36mg 13%
Zinc 0.03mg 1.34mg 12%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Calcium 83mg 188mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.681g 11%
Fiber 0g 2.3g 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 69µg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 2.608g 7%
Vitamin K 0µg 6.7µg 6%
Copper 0.047mg 0.105mg 6%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.83mg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Calories 380kcal 266kcal 6%
Magnesium 9mg 24mg 4%
Choline 2.3mg 16.4mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.4mg 2%
Potassium 133mg 172mg 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 31.03g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 3.58g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g N/A
Threonine 0.41mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0%
Fructose 1.11g 1g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.175g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.367g N/A

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
Pizza
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11% 10% 33% 43% 2%
Protein: 11.39 g
Fats: 9.69 g
Carbs: 33.33 g
Water: 43.17 g
Other: 2.42 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +194.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +9391.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3121.6%
Contains more OtherOther +437.8%

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
Pizza
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88% 3% 3% 3%
Starch: 26.95 g
Sucrose: 0.2 g
Glucose: 0.78 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0.42 g
Maltose: 1.05 g
Galactose: 0.13 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +47180%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +73.1%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Fructose ~1g

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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. Pizza - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173292/nutrients

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

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