Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Edam vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between edam and sugar

  • Sugar has less phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin A than edam.
  • Edam covers your daily need for saturated fat, 88% more than sugar.
  • Sugar has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, edam and Sugars, granulated.

Infographic

Edam vs Sugar infographic
Infographic link

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.
Edam
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 219% 17% 17% 12% 102% 230% 106% 1.4% 79%
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 +73000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9300%
Contains more IronIron +780%
Contains more CopperCopper +414.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +37400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2316.7%
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.
Edam
12
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% 81% 4.8% 7.5% 9.3% 90% 1.5% 17% 18% 193% 5.8% 12% 8.4%
Sugar
0
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1947.4%
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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Edam Sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.572g 0g 80%
Phosphorus 536mg 0mg 77%
Calcium 731mg 1mg 73%
Vitamin B12 1.54µg 0µg 64%
Protein 24.99g 0g 50%
Fats 27.8g 0g 43%
Sodium 812mg 1mg 35%
Zinc 3.75mg 0.01mg 34%
Carbs 1.43g 99.98g 33%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.389mg 0.019mg 28%
Vitamin A 243µg 0µg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.6µg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 8.125g 0g 20%
Magnesium 30mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0mg 6%
Iron 0.44mg 0.05mg 5%
Potassium 188mg 2mg 5%
Folate 16µg 0µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.665g 0g 4%
Copper 0.036mg 0.007mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0mg 3%
Calories 357kcal 387kcal 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.082mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.43g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 1.43g 99.8g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0.004mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.352mg 0%
Threonine 0.932mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.308mg 0%
Leucine 2.57mg 0%
Lysine 2.66mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.434mg 0%
Valine 1.81mg 0%
Histidine 1.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Edam
4
25% 28% 42% 4%
Protein: 24.99 g
Fats: 27.8 g
Carbs: 1.43 g
Water: 41.56 g
Other: 4.22 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 +207700%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6891.6%

People also compare

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. Edam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173419/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.