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Cardamom vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cardamom and brown sugar

  • The amount of manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, copper, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin C in cardamom is higher than in brown sugar.
  • Cardamom covers your daily manganese needs 1215% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of brown sugar is 71, while the glycemic index of cardamom is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, cardamom and Sugars, brown.

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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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2444.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +361.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +741.4%
Contains more IronIron +1867.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +714.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +24800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +43650%

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 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% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +901.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +461%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardamom Brown sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 0.064mg 1215%
Iron 13.97mg 0.71mg 166%
Fiber 28g 0g 112%
Zinc 7.47mg 0.03mg 68%
Magnesium 229mg 9mg 52%
Copper 0.383mg 0.047mg 37%
Calcium 383mg 83mg 30%
Potassium 1119mg 133mg 29%
Phosphorus 178mg 4mg 25%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Protein 10.76g 0.12g 21%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.041mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0mg 14%
Carbs 68.47g 98.09g 10%
Fats 6.7g 0g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 0.11mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 0g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.68g 0g 3%
Calories 311kcal 380kcal 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 0g 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 40.47g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Sodium 18mg 28mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8866.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +517.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1186.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.3%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.