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

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What are the main differences between reese's pieces and sugar?

  • Sugar has less manganese, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B5 than reese's pieces.
  • Reese's pieces' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 82% higher.
  • Sugar contains less saturated fat.

We used Candies, REESE'S PIECES Candy and Sugars, granulated types in this comparison.

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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%
Sugar
1
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 +6800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17850%
Contains more IronIron +880%
Contains more CopperCopper +5757.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +11400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%

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%
Sugar
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1057.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~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 Sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 16.42g 0g 75%
Manganese 1.1mg 0.004mg 48%
Copper 0.41mg 0.007mg 45%
Fats 24.77g 0g 38%
Vitamin B3 6.06mg 0mg 38%
Phosphorus 207mg 0mg 30%
Protein 12.46g 0g 25%
Magnesium 88mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.22mg 0.019mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0mg 15%
Folate 55µg 0µg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.88g 0g 13%
Carbs 59.86g 99.98g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.61mg 0mg 12%
Fiber 3g 0g 12%
Potassium 359mg 2mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.46g 0g 11%
Zinc 1.15mg 0.01mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0mg 8%
Sodium 194mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.99mg 0mg 7%
Calcium 69mg 1mg 7%
Iron 0.49mg 0.05mg 6%
Calories 497kcal 387kcal 6%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0µg 5%
Choline 28.7mg 0mg 5%
Net carbs 56.86g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 53.25g 99.8g N/A
Selenium 0.8µg 0.6µg 0%

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
Sugar
1
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 +4900%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67%

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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. 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.