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Crouton vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crouton and sugar?

  • Crouton is richer than sugar in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, fiber, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Crouton's daily need coverage for selenium is 67% more.
  • The amount of sodium in sugar is lower.

We used Croutons, plain and Sugars, granulated types in this article.

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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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
Sugar
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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 +7500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6100%
Contains more IronIron +8060%
Contains more CopperCopper +2228.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +8800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6150%
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% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1331.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~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
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Sugar DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 0.6µg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0mg 52%
Iron 4.08mg 0.05mg 50%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0mg 34%
Folate 132µg 0µg 33%
Sodium 698mg 1mg 30%
Protein 11.9g 0g 24%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.004mg 22%
Fiber 5.1g 0g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.019mg 19%
Copper 0.163mg 0.007mg 17%
Phosphorus 115mg 0mg 16%
Fats 6.6g 0g 10%
Carbs 73.5g 99.98g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0mg 9%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.01mg 8%
Calcium 76mg 1mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0g 8%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0g 7%
Magnesium 31mg 0mg 7%
Potassium 124mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0mg 2%
Calories 407kcal 387kcal 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
Sugar
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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 +27400%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.