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Spread vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spread and sugar different?

  • Spread is higher than sugar in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin E, choline, and vitamin B3.
  • Spread covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 47% more than sugar.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index (65) than spread (0).

Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Sugars, granulated types were 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.
Spread
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
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 +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5400%
Contains more IronIron +1480%
Contains more CopperCopper +1757.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +10100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1516.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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.
Spread
12
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Sugar
0
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +605.3%
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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Sodium 1013mg 1mg 44%
Carbs 11.94g 99.98g 29%
Fats 17.34g 0g 27%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0g 19%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.6µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0g 17%
Protein 7.66g 0g 15%
Copper 0.13mg 0.007mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0mg 14%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0mg 12%
Choline 62.3mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0mg 9%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.01mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.019mg 9%
Iron 0.79mg 0.05mg 9%
Calories 235kcal 387kcal 8%
Phosphorus 59mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 110mg 2mg 3%
Magnesium 8mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 1mg 1%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.004mg 1%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 0g 99.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
4
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 +301300%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +737.4%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.