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Sugar vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sugar and butterscotch

  • Sugar has less monounsaturated fat.
  • Butterscotch covers your daily sodium needs 17% more than sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Sugars, granulated and Candies, butterscotch.

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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.
Sugar
4
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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.
Sugar
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% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Butterscotch DV% diff.
Sodium 1mg 391mg 17%
Saturated fat 0g 2.065g 9%
Fats 0g 3.3g 5%
Carbs 99.98g 90.4g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.845g 2%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.09mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.122g 1%
Copper 0.007mg 0.001mg 1%
Iron 0.05mg 0.01mg 1%
Calories 387kcal 391kcal 0%
Protein 0g 0.03g 0%
Net carbs 99.98g 90.4g N/A
Calcium 1mg 4mg 0%
Potassium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 99.8g 80.46g N/A
Phosphorus 0mg 1mg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.001mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.016mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0mg 0.8mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +26150%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~90.4g

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/nutrients
  2. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.