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Figs vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between figs and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less fiber and vitamin B6 than figs.
  • Figs cover your daily need for fiber, 12% more than brown sugar.
  • Figs have 3 times more vitamin B6 than brown sugar. While figs have 0.113mg of vitamin B6, brown sugar has only 0.041mg.
  • Figs have less sugar.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Figs, raw 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.
Figs
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 11% 20% 14% 23% 4.1% 6% 0.13% 17% 1.1%
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 +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.1%
Contains more IronIron +91.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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.
Figs
11
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 6.7% 2.3% 2.2% 0% 15% 12% 7.5% 18% 26% 0% 12% 4.5% 2.6%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +104.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Figs Brown sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 19.18g 98.09g 26%
Calories 74kcal 380kcal 15%
Fiber 2.9g 0g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.041mg 6%
Calcium 35mg 83mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Iron 0.37mg 0.71mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.7µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.132mg 3%
Manganese 0.128mg 0.064mg 3%
Potassium 232mg 133mg 3%
Copper 0.07mg 0.047mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.11mg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.2µg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.144g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Folate 6µg 1µg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.03mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 28mg 1%
Protein 0.75g 0.12g 1%
Phosphorus 14mg 4mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 16.28g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 16.26g 97.02g N/A
Saturated fat 0.06g 0g 0%
Choline 4.7mg 2.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.066g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.024mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Figs
4
19% 79%
Protein: 0.75 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 19.18 g
Water: 79.11 g
Other: 0.66 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +525%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5803.7%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +411.4%

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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. Figs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173021/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.

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