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Molasses vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between molasses and sweet and sour

  • Sweet and sour contains less iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, copper, potassium, manganese, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B5 than molasses.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for molasses is 56% higher.
  • Sweet and sour has 45 times less selenium than molasses. Molasses have 17.8µg of selenium, while sweet, and sour has 0.4µg.
  • Molasses are lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Molasses and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2925%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1378.8%
Contains more IronIron +2147.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +516.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +222.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +342.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +101.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4350%

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%
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +397.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +764.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1164.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +454.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +850%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Magnesium 242mg 8mg 56%
Iron 4.72mg 0.21mg 56%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.053mg 47%
Copper 0.487mg 0.079mg 45%
Potassium 1464mg 99mg 40%
Manganese 1.53mg 0.761mg 33%
Selenium 17.8µg 0.4µg 32%
Calcium 205mg 10mg 20%
Fructose 12.79g 16%
Sodium 37mg 371mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.093mg 14%
Carbs 74.73g 38.22g 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Calories 290kcal 150kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 0.187mg 5%
Phosphorus 31mg 7mg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.09mg 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2.4mg 2%
Folate 0µg 8µg 2%
Protein 0g 0.27g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.019mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 74.73g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 74.72g 18.75g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.5%
Contains more OtherOther +170.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +175.6%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients

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

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