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Crackers vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between crackers and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less vitamin K, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin E than crackers.
  • Crackers cover your daily need for vitamin K, 58% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crackers, standard snack-type, regular 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 13% 36% 10% 151% 35% 13% 106% 95% 64% 37%
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 +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.6%
Contains more IronIron +467.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +667.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +458.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%

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% 61% 0% 104% 105% 82% 25% 15% 0% 173% 69% 5.2%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3856.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +215.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +9100%
Contains more CholineCholine +317.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Brown sugar DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 0g 88%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 0µg 58%
Iron 4.03mg 0.71mg 42%
Fats 26.43g 0g 41%
Phosphorus 248mg 4mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0mg 35%
Sodium 726mg 28mg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 0.11mg 27%
Saturated fat 5.562g 0g 25%
Folate 92µg 1µg 23%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 0mg 20%
Manganese 0.491mg 0.064mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 0g 16%
Protein 6.64g 0.12g 13%
Carbs 61.3g 98.09g 12%
Selenium 6.7µg 1.2µg 10%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Calories 510kcal 380kcal 7%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.132mg 6%
Copper 0.104mg 0.047mg 6%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.03mg 4%
Calcium 120mg 83mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.041mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 9mg 2%
Fructose 0.29g 1.11g 1%
Choline 9.6mg 2.3mg 1%
Net carbs 59g 98.09g N/A
Potassium 118mg 133mg 0%
Sugar 8.18g 97.02g N/A
Trans fat 1.076g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 1.485g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.062g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 26% 61% 3% 2%
Protein: 6.64 g
Fats: 26.43 g
Carbs: 61.3 g
Water: 3.14 g
Other: 2.49 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5433.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +134.3%
Contains more OtherOther +453.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 12%
Starch: 49.69 g
Sucrose: 6.95 g
Glucose: 0.47 g
Fructose: 0.29 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.48 g
Galactose: 0 g
97%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 94.56 g
Glucose: 1.35 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1260.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +187.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +282.8%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Crackers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174982/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.