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Bulgur dry vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bulgur dry and sugar?

  • Bulgur dry is richer than sugar in manganese, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1.
  • Bulgur dry's daily need coverage for manganese is 132% more.
  • The glycemic index of bulgur dry is lower.

We used Bulgur, dry and Sugars, granulated types 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 117% 11% 36% 92% 112% 53% 129% 2.2% 398% 13%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20400%
Contains more IronIron +4820%
Contains more CopperCopper +4685.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +19200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +283.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%

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% 1.2% 0% 58% 27% 96% 63% 79% 0% 4.8% 20% 15%
Sugar
0
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% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +505.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bulgur dry Sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 3.048mg 0.004mg 132%
Fiber 12.5g 0g 50%
Phosphorus 300mg 0mg 43%
Magnesium 164mg 0mg 39%
Copper 0.335mg 0.007mg 36%
Vitamin B3 5.114mg 0mg 32%
Iron 2.46mg 0.05mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.342mg 0mg 26%
Protein 12.29g 0g 25%
Vitamin B5 1.045mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.232mg 0mg 19%
Zinc 1.93mg 0.01mg 17%
Potassium 410mg 2mg 12%
Carbs 75.87g 99.98g 8%
Folate 27µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.019mg 7%
Choline 28.1mg 0mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.541g 0g 4%
Calcium 35mg 1mg 3%
Selenium 2.3µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Calories 342kcal 387kcal 2%
Fats 1.33g 0g 2%
Sodium 17mg 1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.232g 0g 1%
Net carbs 63.37g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 0.41g 99.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.173g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.455mg 0%
Leucine 0.83mg 0%
Lysine 0.339mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0%
Valine 0.554mg 0%
Histidine 0.285mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 76% 9%
Protein: 12.29 g
Fats: 1.33 g
Carbs: 75.87 g
Water: 9 g
Other: 1.51 g
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +44900%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.8%

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. Bulgur dry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170688/nutrients
  2. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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