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Fruit salad vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fruit salad and brown sugar?

  • Fruit salad is higher in vitamin A, yet brown sugar is higher in calcium and iron.
  • Fruit salad's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 12% more.
  • The glycemic index of fruit salad is lower.

We used Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids and Sugars, brown 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 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
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 ZincZinc +366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +135.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +654.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.7%
Contains more IronIron +184%
~equal in Copper ~0.047mg

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 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% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +223.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +149.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.9%
~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 Fruit salad Brown sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 13.05g 98.09g 28%
Calories 50kcal 380kcal 17%
Calcium 11mg 83mg 7%
Iron 0.25mg 0.71mg 6%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Manganese 0.151mg 0.064mg 4%
Vitamin A 30µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 0.132mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.356mg 0.11mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Folate 3µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.014mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 5mg 28mg 1%
Protein 0.51g 0.12g 1%
Phosphorus 14mg 4mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.03mg 1%
Potassium 116mg 133mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Fats 0.03g 0g 0%
Net carbs 12.05g 98.09g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Copper 0.05mg 0.047mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.004g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +325%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6329.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +651.6%
Contains more OtherOther +73.1%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/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.