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Hoisin sauce vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hoisin sauce and brown sugar different?

  • Hoisin sauce is higher in vitamin B2, fiber, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, and folate; however, brown sugar is richer in calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for hoisin sauce is 69% higher.
  • Brown sugar has less sodium.

Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve and Sugars, brown are the varieties used 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 17% 9.6% 11% 38% 43% 8.7% 16% 211% 33% 9.8%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more IronIron +42.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +172.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +966.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +850%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +296.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +159.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%

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 1.3% 0% 5.6% 0% 1% 50% 22% 4.1% 14% 0% 1.3% 17% 4.4%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +963.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2200%
Contains more CholineCholine +247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hoisin sauce Brown sugar DV% diff.
Sodium 1615mg 28mg 69%
Carbs 44.08g 98.09g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0mg 17%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.698g 0g 11%
Copper 0.128mg 0.047mg 9%
Manganese 0.254mg 0.064mg 8%
Calories 220kcal 380kcal 8%
Vitamin B3 1.17mg 0.11mg 7%
Protein 3.31g 0.12g 6%
Folate 23µg 1µg 6%
Calcium 32mg 83mg 5%
Fats 3.39g 0g 5%
Phosphorus 38mg 4mg 5%
Iron 1.01mg 0.71mg 4%
Magnesium 24mg 9mg 4%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.03mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.568g 0g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.963g 0g 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.062mg 0.041mg 2%
Choline 8mg 2.3mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.132mg 1%
Selenium 1.8µg 1.2µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 41.28g 98.09g N/A
Potassium 119mg 133mg 0%
Sugar 27.26g 97.02g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 44% 44% 5%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 44.08 g
Water: 44.23 g
Other: 4.99 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2658.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3200.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1008.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.5%

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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. Hoisin sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172886/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.

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