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Molasses vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between molasses and malt

  • Molasses have more manganese, iron, magnesium, copper, vitamin B6, potassium, selenium, and calcium; however, malt has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
  • Molasses' daily need coverage for manganese is 63% more.
  • Molasses have 22 times more iron than malt. Molasses have 4.72mg of iron, while malt has 0.21mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Molasses and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1513.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +751.2%
Contains more IronIron +2147.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1216.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1812.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +229.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +41.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +193.5%

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%
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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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +259.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +127.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1356.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Malt DV% diff.
Manganese 1.53mg 0.08mg 63%
Iron 4.72mg 0.21mg 56%
Magnesium 242mg 15mg 54%
Copper 0.487mg 0.037mg 50%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.046mg 48%
Potassium 1464mg 172mg 38%
Selenium 17.8µg 5.4µg 23%
Carbs 74.73g 11.2g 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Fructose 12.79g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.184mg 14%
Calcium 205mg 98mg 11%
Calories 290kcal 85kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.354mg 9%
Phosphorus 31mg 91mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.018g 1.883g 8%
Protein 0g 3.37g 7%
Fats 0.1g 3.29g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 0.259mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.827g 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Folate 0µg 9µg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.208g 1%
Sodium 37mg 60mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.41mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.054mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 74.73g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 74.72g 6.68g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 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
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 g
Malt
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3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +567.2%
Contains more OtherOther +312.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +3190%
Contains more WaterWater +271.9%

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
Malt
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65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2484.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +316%

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

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

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