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Reese's pieces vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between reese's pieces and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less manganese, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folate, and fiber.
  • Reese's pieces cover your daily saturated fat needs 82% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, REESE'S PIECES Candy 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 63% 21% 32% 18% 137% 31% 89% 25% 143% 4.4%
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 +877.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +772.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3733.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5075%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1618.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20.3%
Contains more IronIron +44.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 0% 0% 20% 0% 45% 51% 114% 37% 25% 14% 15% 41% 16%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5409.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +362.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +168.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5400%
Contains more CholineCholine +1147.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Reese's pieces Brown sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 16.42g 0g 75%
Manganese 1.1mg 0.064mg 45%
Copper 0.41mg 0.047mg 40%
Fats 24.77g 0g 38%
Vitamin B3 6.06mg 0.11mg 37%
Phosphorus 207mg 4mg 29%
Protein 12.46g 0.12g 25%
Magnesium 88mg 9mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.22mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0mg 15%
Folate 55µg 1µg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.88g 0g 13%
Carbs 59.86g 98.09g 13%
Fiber 3g 0g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.46g 0g 11%
Zinc 1.15mg 0.03mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.61mg 0.132mg 10%
Sodium 194mg 28mg 7%
Potassium 359mg 133mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.99mg 0mg 7%
Calories 497kcal 380kcal 6%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.041mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0µg 5%
Choline 28.7mg 2.3mg 5%
Iron 0.49mg 0.71mg 3%
Selenium 0.8µg 1.2µg 1%
Calcium 69mg 83mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 56.86g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 53.25g 97.02g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 25% 60% 2%
Protein: 12.46 g
Fats: 24.77 g
Carbs: 59.86 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 1.91 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10283.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +324.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.9%
Contains more WaterWater +34%

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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. Reese's pieces - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168764/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.