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Mulberry vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mulberries and sugar

  • Sugar has less vitamin C, iron, fiber, vitamin K, vitamin B2, copper, vitamin E, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Mulberries cover your daily vitamin C needs 40% more than sugar.
  • The glycemic index of sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Mulberries, raw 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 13% 12% 17% 69% 20% 3.3% 16% 1.3% 0% 3.3%
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 +3800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9600%
Contains more IronIron +3600%
Contains more CopperCopper +757.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 121% 0.33% 17% 0% 7.3% 23% 12% 0% 12% 0% 20% 4.5% 6.7%
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +431.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mulberry Sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin C 36.4mg 0mg 40%
Carbs 9.8g 99.98g 30%
Iron 1.85mg 0.05mg 23%
Calories 43kcal 387kcal 17%
Vitamin K 7.8µg 0µg 7%
Fiber 1.7g 0g 7%
Potassium 194mg 2mg 6%
Copper 0.06mg 0.007mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.101mg 0.019mg 6%
Phosphorus 38mg 0mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 0mg 4%
Calcium 39mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.62mg 0mg 4%
Protein 1.44g 0g 3%
Folate 6µg 0µg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.207g 0g 1%
Fats 0.39g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 8.1g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 8.1g 99.8g N/A
Sodium 10mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.041g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.44 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 9.8 g
Water: 87.68 g
Other: 0.69 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 +438300%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +920.2%

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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. Mulberry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169913/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.