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Coca-Cola vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between Coca-Cola and brown sugar

  • Coca-Cola contains less calcium, iron, and copper than brown sugar.
  • Coca-Cola is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola 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 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
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 PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6550%
Contains more IronIron +545.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +4600%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1100%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +666.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coca-Cola Brown sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 9.56g 98.09g 30%
Calories 37kcal 380kcal 17%
Calcium 2mg 83mg 8%
Iron 0.11mg 0.71mg 8%
Copper 0.001mg 0.047mg 5%
Potassium 2mg 133mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.132mg 3%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.064mg 3%
Selenium 0.1µg 1.2µg 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 0mg 9mg 2%
Phosphorus 10mg 4mg 1%
Sodium 4mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.11mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein 0.07g 0.12g 0%
Fats 0.02g 0g 0%
Net carbs 9.56g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 8.97g 97.02g N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0.03mg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 2.3mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6639.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +926%
Contains more OtherOther +1025%

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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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.