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Pancake vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pancake and sugar different?

  • Pancake is higher than sugar in selenium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Pancake covers your daily need for selenium, 26% more than sugar.
  • Sugar is lower in cholesterol.

Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe and Sugars, granulated types were used in this article.

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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 11% 66% 12% 68% 16% 15% 68% 57% 26% 81%
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 +21800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6500%
Contains more IronIron +3500%
Contains more CopperCopper +600%
Contains more ZincZinc +5500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2383.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 1% 18% 0% 0% 50% 65% 29% 24% 11% 28% 0% 29% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1378.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pancake Sugar DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 4.447g 0g 30%
Selenium 14.9µg 0.6µg 26%
Carbs 28.3g 99.98g 24%
Phosphorus 159mg 0mg 23%
Calcium 219mg 1mg 22%
Iron 1.8mg 0.05mg 22%
Cholesterol 59mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 0.019mg 20%
Sodium 439mg 1mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.201mg 0mg 17%
Fats 9.7g 0g 15%
Protein 6.4g 0g 13%
Saturated fat 2.122g 0g 10%
Folate 38µg 0µg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.567mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0µg 9%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.004mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.405mg 0mg 8%
Calories 227kcal 387kcal 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.474g 0g 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.01mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 0.007mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 132mg 2mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 28.3g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0%
Threonine 0.237mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.513mg 0%
Lysine 0.321mg 0%
Methionine 0.147mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.319mg 0%
Valine 0.335mg 0%
Histidine 0.152mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 10% 28% 53% 3%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 28.3 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 2.7 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 +264400%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +253.3%

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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. Pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175009/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.