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Sugar vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sugar and chocolate brownie different?

  • Chocolate brownie has more copper, manganese, iron, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and vitamin B2 than sugar.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate brownie is 42% higher.
  • Sugar has less sodium.
  • Chocolate brownie has a lower glycemic index (42) than sugar (65).

Sugars, granulated and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe 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.
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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8700%
Contains more IronIron +3580%
Contains more CopperCopper +5442.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +9600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14575%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1816.7%

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
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 Chocolate brownie DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 9.412g 63%
Fats 0g 29.1g 45%
Copper 0.007mg 0.388mg 42%
Saturated fat 0g 7.319g 33%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 10.839g 27%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.587mg 25%
Cholesterol 0mg 73mg 24%
Iron 0.05mg 1.84mg 22%
Selenium 0.6µg 11.5µg 20%
Vitamin A 0µg 176µg 20%
Phosphorus 0mg 132mg 19%
Carbs 99.98g 50.2g 17%
Sodium 1mg 343mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.19mg 13%
Magnesium 0mg 53mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.141mg 12%
Protein 0g 6.2g 12%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.97mg 9%
Folate 0µg 29µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.328mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.094mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Calcium 1mg 57mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.982mg 6%
Potassium 2mg 176mg 5%
Calories 387kcal 466kcal 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 99.98g 50.2g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.006g N/A

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
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +62900%
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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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.