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Brown sugar vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brown sugar and tea

  • Brown sugar has more iron and calcium, while tea has more manganese.
  • Tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 14% higher.
  • Tea contains 4851 times less sugar than brown sugar. Brown sugar contains 97.02g of sugar, while tea contains 0.02g.
  • Tea has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tea is 0, while the glycemic index of brown sugar is 71.

The food types used in this comparison are Sugars, brown and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +638.9%
Contains more IronIron +7000%
Contains more CopperCopper +327.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +512.5%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +915.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4000%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Tea DV% diff.
Carbs 98.09g 0.17g 33%
Calories 380kcal 1kcal 19%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.392mg 14%
Iron 0.71mg 0.01mg 9%
Calcium 83mg 3mg 8%
Copper 0.047mg 0.011mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.001mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Potassium 133mg 18mg 3%
Magnesium 9mg 2mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.013mg 2%
Sodium 28mg 4mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 0.02g N/A
Zinc 0.03mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.032mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0.3mg 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
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57600%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
Contains more WaterWater +7334.3%
~equal in Fats ~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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.