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Egg vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between eggs and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less copper, selenium, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and vitamin D than eggs.
  • Eggs cover your daily need for copper, 217% more than brown sugar.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled 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.
Egg
Egg
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
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 IronIron +67.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +4155.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +146.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~9mg
~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.
Egg
Egg
11
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% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +959.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +195.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4300%
Contains more CholineCholine +12673.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg Brown sugar DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.047mg 217%
Cholesterol 373mg 0mg 124%
Selenium 30.8µg 1.2µg 54%
Choline 293.8mg 2.3mg 53%
Vitamin B12 1.11µg 0µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.513mg 0mg 39%
Carbs 1.12g 98.09g 32%
Vitamin B5 1.398mg 0.132mg 25%
Protein 12.58g 0.12g 25%
Phosphorus 172mg 4mg 24%
Vitamin A 149µg 0µg 17%
Fats 10.61g 0g 16%
Saturated fat 3.267g 0g 15%
Folate 44µg 1µg 11%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 0µg 11%
Calories 155kcal 380kcal 11%
Vitamin D 87IU 0IU 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.077g 0g 10%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.03mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.414g 0g 9%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0mg 6%
Iron 1.19mg 0.71mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.041mg 6%
Sodium 124mg 28mg 4%
Calcium 50mg 83mg 3%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.064mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 1.12g 98.09g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 9mg 0%
Potassium 126mg 133mg 0%
Sugar 1.12g 97.02g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.153mg 0%
Threonine 0.604mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.686mg 0%
Leucine 1.075mg 0%
Lysine 0.904mg 0%
Methionine 0.392mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.668mg 0%
Valine 0.767mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.038g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
4
13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10383.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5468.7%
Contains more OtherOther +137.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8658%

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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. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/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.