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Brown sugar vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown sugar and vegetable different?

  • Brown sugar is richer in calcium, while vegetable is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Vegetable covers your daily need for vitamin A, 86% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar contains 3 times more calcium than vegetable. Brown sugar contains 83mg of calcium, while vegetable contains 25mg.

Sugars, brown and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were used 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +232%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +144.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.1%
Contains more IronIron +15.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +492.2%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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 +673.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more CholineCholine +947.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Vegetable DV% diff.
Carbs 98.09g 13.09g 28%
Vitamin A 0µg 214µg 24%
Vitamin K 0µg 23.5µg 20%
Fiber 0g 4.4g 18%
Calories 380kcal 65kcal 16%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.379mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.12mg 9%
Phosphorus 4mg 51mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.071mg 6%
Calcium 83mg 25mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.851mg 5%
Folate 1µg 19µg 5%
Protein 0.12g 2.86g 5%
Choline 2.3mg 24.1mg 4%
Copper 0.047mg 0.083mg 4%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.49mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Magnesium 9mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.074mg 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.3µg 2%
Iron 0.71mg 0.82mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Potassium 133mg 169mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 3.12g N/A
Sodium 28mg 35mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.151mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +649.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2283.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6111.2%
Contains more OtherOther +48.9%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.