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Cinnamon vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cinnamon and sugar substitute different?

  • Cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, iron, copper, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B6 than sugar substitute.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for cinnamon is 758% higher.
  • Cinnamon contains 89 times more fiber than sugar substitute. While cinnamon contains 53.1g of fiber, sugar substitute contains only 0.6g.
  • Cinnamon has less sodium.

Spices, cinnamon, ground and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown are the varieties used in this article.

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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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1005.1%
Contains more IronIron +5100%
Contains more CopperCopper +4742.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +4475%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79290.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +173.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +347.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +953.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 0.022mg 758%
Fiber 53.1g 0.6g 210%
Iron 8.32mg 0.16mg 102%
Copper 0.339mg 0.007mg 37%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 26%
Sodium 10mg 572mg 24%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.04mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Magnesium 60mg 6mg 13%
Calcium 1002mg 879mg 12%
Potassium 431mg 39mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.015mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 8%
Phosphorus 64mg 8mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.08mg 6%
Selenium 3.1µg 6%
Calories 247kcal 347kcal 5%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 4%
Protein 3.99g 2.06g 4%
Choline 11mg 2%
Fats 1.24g 0g 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.015mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.345g 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.015mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Carbs 80.59g 84.77g 1%
Net carbs 27.49g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 2.17g 4.03g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 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%
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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +15.8%
Contains more OtherOther +11.9%
~equal in Carbs ~84.77g

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
47% 14% 39%
Starch: 3.52 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.09 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 2.94 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Glucose ~1.09g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.