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Cinnamon vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cinnamon and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar contains less manganese, fiber, iron, calcium, copper, vitamin K, zinc, vitamin E, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than cinnamon.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for cinnamon is 757% higher.

Food types used in this article are Spices, cinnamon, ground 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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
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 +566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1107.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +224.1%
Contains more IronIron +1071.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +621.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +6000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27190.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +158.3%

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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
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 +1110.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +285.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +378.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Brown sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 0.064mg 757%
Fiber 53.1g 0g 212%
Iron 8.32mg 0.71mg 95%
Calcium 1002mg 83mg 92%
Copper 0.339mg 0.047mg 32%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 0µg 26%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.03mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0mg 15%
Magnesium 60mg 9mg 12%
Potassium 431mg 133mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.041mg 9%
Phosphorus 64mg 4mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 0.11mg 8%
Protein 3.99g 0.12g 8%
Calories 247kcal 380kcal 7%
Carbs 80.59g 98.09g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.132mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 3.1µg 1.2µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 0µg 2%
Fats 1.24g 0g 2%
Choline 11mg 2.3mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.345g 0g 2%
Sodium 10mg 28mg 1%
Folate 6µg 1µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 0g 1%
Net carbs 27.49g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 2.17g 97.02g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0%
Fructose 1.11g 1.11g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3225%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +689.6%
Contains more OtherOther +700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
48% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.11 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 +472700%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +29.8%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~1.11g
~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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.