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Molasses vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between molasses and dough

  • Molasses have more magnesium, vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, and copper; however, dough is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Dough covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 56% more than molasses.
  • Molasses have 13 times more potassium than dough. While molasses have 1464mg of potassium, dough has only 117mg.
  • Molasses have less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Molasses and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
Dough
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +656.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +294.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1151.3%
Contains more IronIron +20.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +220.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +165.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +258.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +238.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60.7%

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% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Dough
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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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +526.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +66.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1631.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +418%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Dough DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.71mg 56%
Magnesium 242mg 32mg 50%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.107mg 43%
Manganese 1.53mg 0.577mg 41%
Potassium 1464mg 117mg 40%
Copper 0.487mg 0.152mg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.427mg 33%
Folate 0µg 123µg 31%
Sodium 37mg 602mg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 4.817mg 24%
Protein 0g 10.75g 22%
Selenium 17.8µg 28.6µg 20%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Calcium 205mg 52mg 15%
Fructose 12.79g 0.51g 15%
Phosphorus 31mg 105mg 11%
Iron 4.72mg 3.91mg 10%
Fiber 0g 2.2g 9%
Carbs 74.73g 51.88g 8%
Zinc 0.29mg 1.04mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.455mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.855g 5%
Fats 0.1g 2.42g 4%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.529g 2%
Choline 13.3mg 8mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.362g 1%
Calories 290kcal 272kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 74.73g 49.68g N/A
Sugar 74.72g 4.62g N/A
Trans fat 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 g
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44%
Contains more OtherOther +69.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +2320%
Contains more WaterWater +50.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Dough
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1031.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1610%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
54% 22% 24%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 29.4 g
Glucose: 11.92 g
Fructose: 12.79 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Dough
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91% 8%
Starch: 44.23 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 3.7 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2880%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2407.8%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/nutrients
  2. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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