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Strawberry vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between strawberries and brown sugar

  • Strawberries have more vitamin C, manganese, fiber, and folate; however, brown sugar is richer in calcium.
  • Strawberries cover your daily vitamin C needs 65% more than brown sugar.
  • Strawberries contain less sugar.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of brown sugar is 71, while the glycemic index of strawberries is 40.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Strawberries, raw 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 9.3% 4.8% 14% 15% 16% 3.8% 10% 0.13% 50% 2.2%
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 +44.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15%
Contains more ZincZinc +366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +503.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +418.8%
Contains more IronIron +73.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Copper ~0.047mg

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 196% 0.33% 5.8% 0% 6% 5.1% 7.2% 7.5% 11% 0% 5.5% 18% 3.1%
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 +250.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
Contains more CholineCholine +147.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.132mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Strawberry Brown sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin C 58.8mg 0mg 65%
Carbs 7.68g 98.09g 30%
Calories 32kcal 380kcal 17%
Manganese 0.386mg 0.064mg 14%
Fiber 2g 0g 8%
Calcium 16mg 83mg 7%
Folate 24µg 1µg 6%
Iron 0.41mg 0.71mg 4%
Phosphorus 24mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.386mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 2.44g 1.11g 2%
Protein 0.67g 0.12g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.155g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.03mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 9mg 1%
Potassium 153mg 133mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 2.3mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.2µg 1%
Sodium 1mg 28mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 4.89g 97.02g N/A
Copper 0.048mg 0.047mg 0%
Starch 0.04g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.125mg 0.132mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.041mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.015g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.043g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.67 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 7.68 g
Water: 90.95 g
Other: 0.4 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +458.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6687.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1177.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 40% 49%
Starch: 0.04 g
Sucrose: 0.47 g
Glucose: 1.99 g
Fructose: 2.44 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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +47.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +119.8%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +20019.1%
~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. Strawberry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167762/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.