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Brown sugar vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown sugar and walnut different?

  • Walnut has more copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, iron, and fiber than brown sugar.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for walnut is 171% higher.
  • Walnut has a lower glycemic index (0) than brown sugar (71).

Sugars, brown and Nuts, walnuts, english are the varieties 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%
Walnut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1655.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +231.6%
Contains more IronIron +309.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +3274.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +10200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5234.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +308.3%

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%
Walnut
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
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 +922.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +331.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1209.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +9700%
Contains more CholineCholine +1604.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 47.174g 314%
Copper 0.047mg 1.586mg 171%
Manganese 0.064mg 3.414mg 146%
Fats 0g 65.21g 100%
Phosphorus 4mg 346mg 49%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.537mg 38%
Magnesium 9mg 158mg 35%
Protein 0.12g 15.23g 30%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.341mg 28%
Carbs 98.09g 13.71g 28%
Saturated fat 0g 6.126g 28%
Iron 0.71mg 2.91mg 28%
Zinc 0.03mg 3.09mg 28%
Fiber 0g 6.7g 27%
Folate 1µg 98µg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 8.933g 22%
Calories 380kcal 654kcal 14%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.15mg 12%
Potassium 133mg 441mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.57mg 9%
Selenium 1.2µg 4.9µg 7%
Choline 2.3mg 39.2mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 1.125mg 6%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.7mg 5%
Calcium 83mg 98mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.7µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.3mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 0.09g 1%
Sodium 28mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 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
Walnut
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15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +615.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12591.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +203.7%
Contains more OtherOther +295.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
97%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 94.56 g
Glucose: 1.35 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Walnut
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2% 91% 3% 3%
Starch: 0.06 g
Sucrose: 2.43 g
Glucose: 0.08 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3791.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1587.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1133.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.