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Sugar vs. Dashi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sugar and dashi?

  • Sugar has less vitamin K, selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, choline, calcium, vitamin B3, and magnesium than dashi.
  • Dashi's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 56% higher.
  • Sugar contains less sodium.

We used Sugars, granulated and Soup, bouillon cubes, and granules, low sodium, dry types in this comparison.

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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
3
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%
Dashi
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 56% 27% 39% 0% 2.5% 71% 139% 0% 151%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15350%
Contains more IronIron +1960%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4500%

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%
Dashi
11
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 3.7% 8.3% 14% 0% 25% 99% 46% 0% 23% 38% 167% 16% 62%
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 +2163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Dashi DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 66.9µg 56%
Selenium 0.6µg 27.6µg 49%
Sodium 1mg 1067mg 46%
Protein 0g 16.7g 33%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.43mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 4.485g 30%
Phosphorus 0mg 166mg 24%
Choline 0mg 114.5mg 21%
Fats 0g 13.89g 21%
Calcium 1mg 187mg 19%
Saturated fat 0g 3.433g 16%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.46mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 5.365g 13%
Magnesium 0mg 56mg 13%
Iron 0.05mg 1.03mg 12%
Carbs 99.98g 64.88g 12%
Potassium 2mg 309mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.1mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.1mg 8%
Folate 0µg 21µg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.72mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 13mg 4%
Calories 387kcal 438kcal 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 25µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.1mg 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.09mg 1%
Copper 0.007mg 0mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 99.98g 64.68g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 14.47g N/A
Manganese 0.004mg 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
Dashi
4
17% 14% 65% 2% 2%
Protein: 16.7 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 64.88 g
Water: 2.3 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11400%
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. Dashi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171613/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.