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Brown sugar vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between brown sugar and watermelon

  • Brown sugar has more calcium and iron; however, watermelon is richer in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Watermelon covers your daily vitamin A needs 11% more than brown sugar.
  • Watermelon has 16 times less sugar than brown sugar. Brown sugar has 97.02g of sugar, while watermelon has 6.2g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sugars, brown and Watermelon, raw.

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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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1085.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.8%
Contains more IronIron +195.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
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 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.045mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Watermelon DV% diff.
Carbs 98.09g 7.55g 30%
Calories 380kcal 30kcal 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.1mg 9%
Calcium 83mg 7mg 8%
Iron 0.71mg 0.24mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.033mg 3%
Fructose 1.11g 3.36g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.221mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.4g 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.021mg 2%
Folate 1µg 3µg 1%
Copper 0.047mg 0.042mg 1%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.1mg 1%
Phosphorus 4mg 11mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 1mg 1%
Potassium 133mg 112mg 1%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.038mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.4µg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.61g 1%
Fats 0g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 7.15g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g 6.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.178mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.045mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 4.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1199.2%
Contains more OtherOther +87.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +408.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6724.6%

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
19% 25% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 3.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +7714.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +17%
Contains more FructoseFructose +202.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.