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Brown sugar vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between brown sugar and sweet and sour

  • Brown sugar has more calcium and iron; however, sweet, and sour has more manganese and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for sweet and sour is 30% higher.
  • Sweet and sour has 8 times less calcium than brown sugar. Brown sugar has 83mg of calcium, while sweet, and sour has 10mg.
  • Sweet and sour is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Sugars, brown and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +730%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.3%
Contains more IronIron +238.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1089.1%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.9%
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 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~2.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.064mg 0.761mg 30%
Carbs 98.09g 38.22g 20%
Sodium 28mg 371mg 15%
Calories 380kcal 150kcal 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Calcium 83mg 10mg 7%
Iron 0.71mg 0.21mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.048mg 4%
Copper 0.047mg 0.079mg 4%
Folate 1µg 8µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.053mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.093mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.019mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.4µg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Potassium 133mg 99mg 1%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.09mg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.27g 0%
Fats 0g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 38.12g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g 18.75g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Phosphorus 4mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.187mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 2.4mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +125%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +4397.8%
Contains more OtherOther +171.1%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.