Sugar vs. Flan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sugar and flan

Sugar has less selenium.
Flan's daily need coverage for selenium is 38% more.
Sugar is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sugars, granulated and Flan, caramel custard, dry mix.

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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

Flan

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+7550%
Contains more IronIron	+60%
Contains more CopperCopper	+114.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3450%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

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

Flan

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	0.6µg	21.3µg	38%
Sodium	1mg	432mg	19%
Potassium	2mg	153mg	4%
Carbs	99.98g	91.6g	3%
Calories	387kcal	348kcal	2%
Calcium	1mg	24mg	2%
Copper	0.007mg	0.015mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.019mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	99.98g	91.6g	N/A
Iron	0.05mg	0.08mg	0%
Sugar	99.8g		N/A
Zinc	0.01mg	0.04mg	0%
Phosphorus	0mg	1mg	0%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.007mg	0%