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Gelatin dessert vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gelatin dessert and sugar?

  • Gelatin dessert is richer than sugar in phosphorus, copper, and selenium.
  • Gelatin dessert's daily need coverage for sodium is 20% more.
  • The amount of sodium in sugar is lower.
  • The glycemic index of gelatin dessert is lower.

We used Gelatin desserts, dry mix 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 1.4% 0.9% 0.62% 4.9% 39% 0.27% 60% 61% 1.4% 37%
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 +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +250%
Contains more IronIron +160%
Contains more CopperCopper +1585.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1016.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg

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% 0.75% 9.5% 0.17% 0.84% 0.23% 0% 0% 2.3% 1.9%
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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 +115.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~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 Gelatin dessert Sugar DV% diff.
Sodium 466mg 1mg 20%
Phosphorus 141mg 0mg 20%
Protein 7.8g 0g 16%
Copper 0.118mg 0.007mg 12%
Selenium 6.7µg 0.6µg 11%
Carbs 90.5g 99.98g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.019mg 2%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Choline 3.5mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.13mg 0.05mg 1%
Calories 381kcal 387kcal 0%
Net carbs 90.5g 99.98g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 1mg 0%
Potassium 7mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 86.04g 99.8g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.014mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.151mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 0.251mg 0%
Lysine 0.354mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.177mg 0%
Valine 0.213mg 0%
Histidine 0.068mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 7.8 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 90.5 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.7 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 WaterWater +4900%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.5%
~equal in Fats ~0g

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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. Gelatin dessert - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168775/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.