Crouton vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crouton and brown sugar?

Brown sugar has less selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, fiber, manganese, and phosphorus than crouton.
Crouton's daily need coverage for selenium is 66% higher.
Brown sugar contains less sodium.

We used Croutons, plain and Sugars, brown types in this comparison.

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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.

Crouton

Brown sugar

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+244.4%
Contains more IronIron	+474.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+246.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2866.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2775%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+681.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3025%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96%

~equal in Calcium ~83mg

~equal in Potassium ~133mg

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.

Crouton

Brown sugar

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4844.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+225%
Contains more FolateFolate	+13100%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+57.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~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			DV% diff.
Selenium	37.5µg	1.2µg	66%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0mg	52%
Iron	4.08mg	0.71mg	42%
Vitamin B3	5.439mg	0.11mg	33%
Folate	132µg	1µg	33%
Sodium	698mg	28mg	29%
Protein	11.9g	0.12g	24%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0mg	21%
Fiber	5.1g	0g	20%
Manganese	0.5mg	0.064mg	19%
Phosphorus	115mg	4mg	16%
Copper	0.163mg	0.047mg	13%
Fats	6.6g	0g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	3.059g	0g	8%
Zinc	0.89mg	0.03mg	8%
Carbs	73.5g	98.09g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.273g	0g	8%
Saturated fat	1.51g	0g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.429mg	0.132mg	6%
Magnesium	31mg	9mg	5%
Calories	407kcal	380kcal	1%
Vitamin B6	0.026mg	0.041mg	1%
Calcium	76mg	83mg	1%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Net carbs	68.4g	98.09g	N/A
Potassium	124mg	133mg	0%
Sugar		97.02g	N/A
Choline		2.3mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.14mg		0%
Threonine	0.337mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.456mg		0%
Leucine	0.832mg		0%
Lysine	0.278mg		0%
Methionine	0.211mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.586mg		0%
Valine	0.514mg		0%
Histidine	0.255mg		0%