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Groat vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between groat and sugar

  • Sugar has less copper, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B5, and zinc than groat.
  • Groat covers your daily need for copper, 121% more than sugar.
  • The glycemic index of sugar is higher.

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

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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.
Groat
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 165% 5.4% 41% 83% 367% 65% 149% 0.13% 170% 45%
Sugar
0
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 +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22900%
Contains more IronIron +4300%
Contains more CopperCopper +15614.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +23900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1283.3%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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.
Groat
6
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% 25% 98% 132% 74% 48% 0% 0% 23% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2136.8%
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 Groat Sugar DV% diff.
Copper 1.1mg 0.007mg 121%
Manganese 1.3mg 0.004mg 56%
Magnesium 231mg 0mg 55%
Phosphorus 347mg 0mg 50%
Vitamin B3 7.02mg 0mg 44%
Fiber 10g 0g 40%
Vitamin B2 0.425mg 0.019mg 31%
Protein 13.25g 0g 27%
Iron 2.2mg 0.05mg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.233mg 0mg 25%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.01mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0mg 16%
Selenium 8.3µg 0.6µg 14%
Potassium 460mg 2mg 13%
Carbs 71.5g 99.98g 9%
Folate 30µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.101mg 0mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.039g 0g 7%
Fats 3.4g 0g 5%
Saturated fat 0.741g 0g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.04g 0g 3%
Calories 343kcal 387kcal 2%
Calcium 18mg 1mg 2%
Net carbs 61.5g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.192mg 0%
Threonine 0.506mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.498mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.672mg 0%
Methionine 0.172mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.678mg 0%
Histidine 0.309mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Groat
4
13% 3% 72% 10% 2%
Protein: 13.25 g
Fats: 3.4 g
Carbs: 71.5 g
Water: 9.75 g
Other: 2.1 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 +48650%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.8%

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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. Groat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170286/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.

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