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Malt vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between malt and sugar substitute?

  • Malt is higher in vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, sugar substitute is richer in calcium.
  • Sugar substitute's daily need coverage for calcium is 78% more.
  • Sugar substitute contains 12 times less vitamin B2 than malt. Malt contains 0.184mg of vitamin B2, while sugar substitute contains 0.015mg.
  • Sugar substitute has less sugar.
  • Sugar substitute has a lower glycemic index (40) than malt (59).

We used Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown 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.
Malt
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +341%
Contains more IronIron +31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +428.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +925%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1037.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +796.9%

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.
Malt
11
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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 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% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +342.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +206.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Malt Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 98mg 879mg 78%
Carbs 11.2g 84.77g 25%
Sodium 60mg 572mg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 18%
Calories 85kcal 347kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.015mg 13%
Phosphorus 91mg 8mg 12%
Selenium 5.4µg 10%
Saturated fat 1.883g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.354mg 0.08mg 5%
Fats 3.29g 0g 5%
Potassium 172mg 39mg 4%
Copper 0.037mg 0.007mg 3%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.04mg 3%
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 3%
Manganese 0.08mg 0.022mg 3%
Protein 3.37g 2.06g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.015mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.259mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.827g 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.015mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 6mg 2%
Caffeine 3mg 1%
Iron 0.21mg 0.16mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.208g 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 10.7g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 6.68g 4.03g N/A
Fiber 0.5g 0.6g 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Malt
3
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +789.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +656.9%
Contains more OtherOther +403.8%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/nutrients
  2. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.