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Marshmallow vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between marshmallow and sugar

  • Sugar contains less copper than marshmallow.

The food types used in this comparison are Candies, marshmallows 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% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Sugar
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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 +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150%
Contains more IronIron +360%
Contains more CopperCopper +1285.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +183.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Sugar
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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 B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1800%
~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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Sugar DV% diff.
Copper 0.097mg 0.007mg 10%
Carbs 81.3g 99.98g 6%
Protein 1.8g 0g 4%
Sodium 80mg 1mg 3%
Calories 318kcal 387kcal 3%
Iron 0.23mg 0.05mg 2%
Selenium 1.7µg 0.6µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.019mg 1%
Phosphorus 8mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 81.2g 99.98g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 1mg 0%
Potassium 5mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 57.56g 99.8g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0g 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Sugar
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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 +81900%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.