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Peppermint vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between peppermint and corn syrup

  • Corn syrup has less vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin C, fiber, copper, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium than peppermint.
  • Peppermint covers your daily need for vitamin A, 85% more than corn syrup.
  • The glycemic index of corn syrup is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppermint, fresh and Syrups, corn, dark.

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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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1193.2%
Contains more IronIron +1273%
Contains more CopperCopper +520.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2675%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +563.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1076%

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 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% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +645.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2855.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8430%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1369.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1333.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~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 Peppermint Corn syrup DV% diff.
Iron 5.08mg 0.37mg 59%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.1mg 47%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 0mg 35%
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Copper 0.329mg 0.053mg 31%
Folate 114µg 0µg 29%
Vitamin A 212µg 0µg 24%
Calcium 243mg 18mg 23%
Carbs 14.89g 77.59g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.009mg 20%
Magnesium 80mg 8mg 17%
Potassium 569mg 44mg 15%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.02mg 11%
Calories 70kcal 286kcal 11%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.04mg 10%
Phosphorus 73mg 11mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.009mg 9%
Protein 3.75g 0g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.023mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.011mg 6%
Selenium 2.9µg 5%
Sodium 31mg 155mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0g 3%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Fats 0.94g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0g 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 77.59g N/A
Sugar 77.59g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +257.3%
Contains more OtherOther +342.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +421.1%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients

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

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