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Burrito vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between burrito and sugar

  • Sugar has less iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, copper, vitamin B5, selenium, and manganese.
  • Burrito covers your daily iron needs 25% more than sugar.
  • Sugar has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, burrito, with beans and Sugars, granulated.

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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 29% 16% 27% 78% 58% 19% 19% 59% 52% 55%
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 +5100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14950%
Contains more IronIron +4060%
Contains more CopperCopper +2385.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +6900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1583.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 3% 0% 0% 0% 73% 65% 35% 55% 32% 63% 0% 30% 15%
Sugar
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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% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1373.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burrito Sugar DV% diff.
Iron 2.08mg 0.05mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.29mg 0mg 24%
Carbs 32.92g 99.98g 22%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0µg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.28mg 0.019mg 20%
Sodium 454mg 1mg 20%
Copper 0.174mg 0.007mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.92mg 0mg 18%
Manganese 0.4mg 0.004mg 17%
Selenium 10.1µg 0.6µg 17%
Saturated fat 3.174g 0g 14%
Protein 6.48g 0g 13%
Vitamin B3 1.87mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.14mg 0mg 11%
Magnesium 40mg 0mg 10%
Folate 40µg 0µg 10%
Fats 6.22g 0g 10%
Calories 206kcal 387kcal 9%
Potassium 301mg 2mg 9%
Phosphorus 45mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.01mg 6%
Choline 26.8mg 0mg 5%
Calcium 52mg 1mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.184g 0g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.551g 0g 4%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 32.92g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.079mg 0%
Threonine 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.27mg 0%
Leucine 0.504mg 0%
Lysine 0.343mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.351mg 0%
Valine 0.319mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 6% 33% 53% 2%
Protein: 6.48 g
Fats: 6.22 g
Carbs: 32.92 g
Water: 52.53 g
Other: 1.85 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 +262550%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +203.7%

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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. Burrito - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172038/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.