Kielbasa vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kielbasa and sugar different?

Kielbasa has more vitamin C, iron, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than sugar.
Daily need coverage for sodium for kielbasa is 52% higher.
Kielbasa has a lower glycemic index (28) than sugar (65).

Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked and Sugars, granulated 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.

Kielbasa

Sugar

Contains more IronIron

+2380%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

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.

Kielbasa

Sugar

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1200mg	1mg	52%
Carbs	3.9g	99.98g	32%
Saturated fat	6.23g	0g	28%
Fats	17.6g	0g	27%
Protein	13.1g	0g	26%
Cholesterol	70mg	0mg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	8.27g	0g	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.33g	0g	16%
Vitamin C	14.8mg	0mg	16%
Iron	1.24mg	0.05mg	15%
Calories	226kcal	387kcal	8%
Copper		0.007mg	1%
Selenium		0.6µg	1%
Vitamin B2		0.019mg	1%
Net carbs	3.9g	99.98g	N/A
Calcium		1mg	0%
Potassium		2mg	0%
Sugar	0g	99.8g	N/A
Zinc		0.01mg	0%
Manganese		0.004mg	0%