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Sorghum syrup vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sorghum syrup and candy bar

  • Sorghum syrup has more iron and potassium; however, candy bar has more vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin E, and folate.
  • Candy bar's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11718% more.
  • Sorghum syrup has 4 times more iron than candy bar. Sorghum syrup has 3.8mg of iron, while candy bar has 0.97mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Syrups, sorghum and Candies, peanut bar.

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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 71% 45% 88% 143% 43% 11% 24% 1% 200% 9.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +92.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145.7%
Contains more IronIron +291.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +495.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +861%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +176.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~110mg

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% 0% 0% 25% 36% 1.9% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7822%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22735.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.83mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sorghum syrup Candy bar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 153mg 11718%
Copper 0.13mg 0.774mg 72%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 10.65g 71%
Fats 0g 33.7g 52%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 7.922mg 49%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 16.721g 42%
Phosphorus 56mg 308mg 36%
Iron 3.8mg 0.97mg 35%
Zinc 0.41mg 3.94mg 32%
Protein 0g 15.5g 31%
Vitamin E 0mg 4.1mg 27%
Saturated fat 0g 4.678g 21%
Folate 0µg 75µg 19%
Potassium 1000mg 407mg 17%
Fiber 0g 4.1g 16%
Calories 290kcal 522kcal 12%
Manganese 1.53mg 1.243mg 12%
Carbs 74.9g 47.4g 9%
Calcium 150mg 78mg 7%
Sodium 8mg 156mg 6%
Selenium 1.7µg 4.7µg 5%
Choline 13.3mg 29.4mg 3%
Magnesium 100mg 110mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.155mg 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.83mg 1%
Net carbs 74.9g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 74.9g 42.22g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 23% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 22.7 g
Other: 2.4 g
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58%
Contains more WaterWater +1318.8%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%

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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. Sorghum syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169662/nutrients
  2. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/nutrients

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

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