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Corned beef vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between corned beef and sugar

  • Sugar has less vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Corned beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 68% more.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index than corned beef.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, cured, corned beef, brisket, cooked 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 8.6% 2.4% 13% 70% 51% 125% 54% 127% 2.9% 179%
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 +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7150%
Contains more IronIron +3620%
Contains more CopperCopper +2100%
Contains more ZincZinc +45700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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% 3.2% 1.5% 6.5% 39% 57% 25% 53% 204% 3.8% 4.5% 38%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +794.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corned beef Sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.63µg 0µg 68%
Selenium 32.8µg 0.6µg 59%
Sodium 973mg 1mg 42%
Zinc 4.58mg 0.01mg 42%
Protein 18.17g 0g 36%
Carbs 0.47g 99.98g 33%
Cholesterol 98mg 0mg 33%
Fats 18.98g 0g 29%
Saturated fat 6.34g 0g 29%
Monounsaturated fat 9.22g 0g 23%
Iron 1.86mg 0.05mg 23%
Vitamin B3 3.03mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0mg 18%
Phosphorus 125mg 0mg 18%
Copper 0.154mg 0.007mg 16%
Choline 69.2mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.019mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0mg 8%
Calories 251kcal 387kcal 7%
Potassium 145mg 2mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.67g 0g 4%
Magnesium 12mg 0mg 3%
Folate 6µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0mg 2%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.004mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.16mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 0.47g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 0g 99.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.119mg 0%
Threonine 0.726mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.827mg 0%
Leucine 1.445mg 0%
Lysine 1.536mg 0%
Methionine 0.473mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.718mg 0%
Valine 0.901mg 0%
Histidine 0.58mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 19% 60% 3%
Protein: 18.17 g
Fats: 18.98 g
Carbs: 0.47 g
Water: 59.79 g
Other: 2.59 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 +298850%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21172.3%

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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. Corned beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170200/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.