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Oats vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between oats and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, iron, fiber, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B5, and folate.
  • Oats' daily need coverage for manganese is 211% more.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index than oats.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oats 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.
Oats
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
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 +1866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +222.6%
Contains more IronIron +564.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1231.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +13133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12975%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7581.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +53.7%

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.
Oats
6
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% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +773.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +922%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +5500%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oats Brown sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 4.916mg 0.064mg 211%
Phosphorus 523mg 4mg 74%
Vitamin B1 0.763mg 0mg 64%
Copper 0.626mg 0.047mg 64%
Iron 4.72mg 0.71mg 50%
Fiber 10.6g 0g 42%
Magnesium 177mg 9mg 40%
Zinc 3.97mg 0.03mg 36%
Protein 16.89g 0.12g 34%
Vitamin B5 1.349mg 0.132mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.535g 0g 17%
Folate 56µg 1µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0mg 11%
Carbs 66.27g 98.09g 11%
Fats 6.9g 0g 11%
Potassium 429mg 133mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.217g 0g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0.041mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.178g 0g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.961mg 0.11mg 5%
Calcium 54mg 83mg 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Sodium 2mg 28mg 1%
Calories 389kcal 380kcal 0%
Net carbs 55.67g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.405mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Oats
4
17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13975%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +513.4%
Contains more OtherOther +282.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/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.

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