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Brown sugar vs. Piña colada — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brown sugar and piña colada

  • Brown sugar has more calcium and iron, while piña colada has more manganese and vitamin C.
  • Piña colada's daily need coverage for manganese is 20% higher.
  • Piña colada contains 10 times less calcium than brown sugar. Brown sugar contains 83mg of calcium, while piña colada contains 8mg.
  • The amount of sugar in piña colada is lower.
  • Piña colada has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of piña colada is 15, while the glycemic index of brown sugar is 71.

The food types used in this comparison are Sugars, brown and Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 5.7% 2.4% 6.3% 7.9% 26% 3.5% 3% 0.78% 69% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +937.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.3%
Contains more IronIron +238.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +333.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +725%

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 7.3% 3.9% 2.2% 3.7% 10% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.118mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.045mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Piña colada DV% diff.
Carbs 98.09g 22.66g 25%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.528mg 20%
Calories 380kcal 174kcal 10%
Calcium 83mg 8mg 8%
Saturated fat 0g 1.636g 7%
Iron 0.71mg 0.21mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.9mg 5%
Copper 0.047mg 0.079mg 4%
Fats 0g 1.88g 3%
Folate 1µg 12µg 3%
Potassium 133mg 71mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.029mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.061mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.017mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Sodium 28mg 6mg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.42g 1%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.13mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.3g 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 22.36g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g 22.33g N/A
Phosphorus 4mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.118mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.045mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.033g 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
2% 23% 65% 10%
Protein: 0.42 g
Fats: 1.88 g
Carbs: 22.66 g
Water: 64.99 g
Other: 10.05 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +332.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +250%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +4750%
Contains more OtherOther +2133.3%

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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. Piña colada - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168752/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.