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Liqueur vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between liqueur and sugar

  • The amount of vitamin A, phosphorus, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat in liqueur is higher than in sugar.
  • Liqueur covers your daily saturated fat needs 48% more than sugar.
  • Sugar contains less saturated fat.
  • Liqueur has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of liqueur is 80, while the glycemic index of sugar is 65.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee with cream, 34 proof 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 4.8% 2.8% 4.9% 13% 4.4% 21% 12% 0.78% 2.2%
Sugar
2
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 +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1500%
Contains more IronIron +160%
Contains more CopperCopper +471.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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.
Liqueur
12
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 0.67% 58% 9% 0% 2.8% 13% 1.5% 5.2% 2.5% 10% 3.3% 1.5% 4.4%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liqueur Sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 9.664g 0g 44%
Carbs 20.9g 99.98g 26%
Fats 15.7g 0g 24%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin A 173µg 0µg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 4.458g 0g 11%
Phosphorus 50mg 0mg 7%
Protein 2.8g 0g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.669g 0g 4%
Copper 0.04mg 0.007mg 4%
Sodium 92mg 1mg 4%
Calories 327kcal 387kcal 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.45mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.019mg 3%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.087mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 1mg 2%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.011mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.01mg 1%
Choline 8.1mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 32mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.13mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 20.9g 99.98g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 19.76g 99.8g N/A
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Manganese 0.006mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.17mg 0%
Leucine 0.275mg 0%
Lysine 0.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.07mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.136mg 0%
Valine 0.188mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 16% 21% 47% 14%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 15.7 g
Carbs: 20.9 g
Water: 46.5 g
Other: 14.1 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 +232400%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +378.4%

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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. Liqueur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175098/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.