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Brown sugar vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown sugar and spread?

  • Spread is richer than brown sugar in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, choline, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Spread's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 47% more.
  • The amount of sodium in brown sugar is lower.
  • The glycemic index of spread is lower.

We used Sugars, brown and Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +591.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +146.2%
Contains more IronIron +11.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +176.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1375%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +708.3%

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%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1472.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +2608.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 28mg 1013mg 43%
Carbs 98.09g 11.94g 29%
Fats 0g 17.34g 27%
Saturated fat 0g 5.977g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 7.584g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 2.565g 17%
Protein 0.12g 7.66g 15%
Selenium 1.2µg 9.7µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.172mg 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.74mg 12%
Choline 2.3mg 62.3mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 1.73mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.134mg 10%
Copper 0.047mg 0.13mg 9%
Zinc 0.03mg 1.02mg 9%
Phosphorus 4mg 59mg 8%
Calories 380kcal 235kcal 7%
Calcium 83mg 12mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.43mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.12mg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.026mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.6µg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Potassium 133mg 110mg 1%
Iron 0.71mg 0.79mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 11.74g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g 0g N/A
Folate 1µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 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
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +721.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +6283.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +4398.5%
Contains more OtherOther +517.8%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.