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Hazelnut vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between hazelnut and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar contains less manganese, copper, vitamin E, vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium, and folate than hazelnut.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for hazelnut is 266% higher.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index than hazelnut.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts and Sugars, brown.

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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 116% 34% 60% 176% 575% 67% 124% 0% 805% 13%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1711.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +411.3%
Contains more IronIron +562%
Contains more CopperCopper +3570.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +8066.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9548.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 21% 0.33% 301% 0% 161% 26% 34% 55% 130% 0% 36% 85% 25%
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% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1536.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +595.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1273.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +11200%
Contains more CholineCholine +1882.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hazelnut Brown sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 6.175mg 0.064mg 266%
Copper 1.725mg 0.047mg 186%
Monounsaturated fat 45.652g 0g 114%
Vitamin E 15.03mg 0mg 100%
Fats 60.75g 0g 93%
Vitamin B1 0.643mg 0mg 54%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.92g 0g 53%
Iron 4.7mg 0.71mg 50%
Phosphorus 290mg 4mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.563mg 0.041mg 40%
Fiber 9.7g 0g 39%
Magnesium 163mg 9mg 37%
Protein 14.95g 0.12g 30%
Folate 113µg 1µg 28%
Carbs 16.7g 98.09g 27%
Zinc 2.45mg 0.03mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.464g 0g 20%
Potassium 680mg 133mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.918mg 0.132mg 16%
Vitamin K 14.2µg 0µg 12%
Calories 628kcal 380kcal 12%
Vitamin B3 1.8mg 0.11mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0mg 9%
Choline 45.6mg 2.3mg 8%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 0mg 7%
Calcium 114mg 83mg 3%
Selenium 2.4µg 1.2µg 2%
Fructose 0.07g 1.11g 1%
Sodium 0mg 28mg 1%
Net carbs 7g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 4.34g 97.02g N/A
Starch 0.48g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.193mg 0%
Threonine 0.497mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.545mg 0%
Leucine 1.063mg 0%
Lysine 0.42mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.663mg 0%
Valine 0.701mg 0%
Histidine 0.432mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 61% 17% 5% 2%
Protein: 14.95 g
Fats: 60.75 g
Carbs: 16.7 g
Water: 5.31 g
Other: 2.29 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12358.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +296.3%
Contains more OtherOther +408.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +487.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 87%
Starch: 0.48 g
Sucrose: 4.2 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
97%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 94.56 g
Glucose: 1.35 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2151.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1828.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1485.7%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Hazelnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170581/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.