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Sugar vs. Cheese sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sugar and cheese sandwich different?

  • Cheese sandwich is higher than sugar in phosphorus, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, and vitamin B6.
  • Cheese sandwich covers your daily need for phosphorus, 55% more than sugar.
  • Sugar is lower in sodium.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index (65) than cheese sandwich (54).

Sugars, granulated and Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 61% 27% 98% 53% 24% 164% 109% 141% 133%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15200%
Contains more IronIron +5140%
Contains more CopperCopper +2185.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +8600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26975%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3950%

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
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%
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 5% 7% 0% 0% 90% 99% 60% 37% 60% 15% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Cheese sandwich DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 9.166g 61%
Phosphorus 0mg 382mg 55%
Manganese 0.004mg 1.083mg 47%
Selenium 0.6µg 24.3µg 43%
Fats 0g 25g 38%
Sodium 1mg 839mg 36%
Iron 0.05mg 2.62mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.427mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.358mg 30%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 10.351g 26%
Protein 0g 9.8g 20%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.261mg 20%
Vitamin B3 0mg 3.185mg 20%
Calcium 1mg 204mg 20%
Saturated fat 0g 4.129g 19%
Copper 0.007mg 0.16mg 17%
Folate 0µg 64µg 16%
Carbs 99.98g 58.2g 14%
Magnesium 0mg 54mg 13%
Fiber 0g 3.1g 12%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.622mg 12%
Potassium 2mg 306mg 9%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.87mg 8%
Calories 387kcal 497kcal 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 21µg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Net carbs 99.98g 55.1g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.298mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0%
Leucine 0.698mg 0%
Lysine 0.344mg 0%
Methionine 0.167mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.472mg 0%
Valine 0.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.219mg 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
10% 25% 58% 3% 4%
Protein: 9.8 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 3.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +15900%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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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. Cheese sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172747/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.