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Rye vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between rye and brown sugar?

  • Brown sugar has less manganese, fiber, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, magnesium, iron, and zinc than rye.
  • Rye's daily need coverage for manganese is 109% higher.
  • Rye has a lower glycemic index than brown sugar.

We used Rye grain and Sugars, brown 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.
Rye
Rye
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 7.2% 45% 99% 122% 72% 142% 0.26% 336% 76%
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 +1122.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +283.5%
Contains more IronIron +270.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +680.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +8733.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3926.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1058.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.8%

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.
Rye
Rye
10
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% 0.33% 17% 0% 79% 58% 80% 87% 68% 0% 15% 29% 17%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3781.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1003%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +617.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3700%
Contains more CholineCholine +1221.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rye Brown sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 2.577mg 0.064mg 109%
Fiber 15.1g 0g 60%
Phosphorus 332mg 4mg 47%
Copper 0.367mg 0.047mg 36%
Vitamin B3 4.27mg 0.11mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.316mg 0mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.456mg 0.132mg 26%
Iron 2.63mg 0.71mg 24%
Zinc 2.65mg 0.03mg 24%
Magnesium 110mg 9mg 24%
Selenium 13.9µg 1.2µg 23%
Protein 10.34g 0.12g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.294mg 0.041mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0mg 19%
Potassium 510mg 133mg 11%
Folate 38µg 1µg 9%
Carbs 75.86g 98.09g 7%
Calcium 24mg 83mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 0mg 6%
Choline 30.4mg 2.3mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.767g 0g 5%
Fats 1.63g 0g 3%
Calories 338kcal 380kcal 2%
Sodium 2mg 28mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.208g 0g 1%
Fructose 0.11g 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 60.76g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 0.98g 97.02g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.208mg 0%
Leucine 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.286mg 0%
Methionine 0.153mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.435mg 0%
Valine 0.317mg 0%
Histidine 0.189mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rye
Rye
4
10% 76% 11%
Protein: 10.34 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 75.86 g
Water: 10.6 g
Other: 1.57 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8516.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +691%
Contains more OtherOther +248.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rye
Rye
0
72% 16% 11%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 0.16 g
Fructose: 0.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
97%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 94.56 g
Glucose: 1.35 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +13218.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +743.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +909.1%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Rye - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168884/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.