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Sugar vs. Fruit leather — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sugar and fruit leather different?

  • Fruit leather is higher than sugar in vitamin C, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin K, iron, manganese, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
  • Fruit leather covers your daily need for vitamin C, 62% more than sugar.
  • Sugar is lower in sodium.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index (65) than fruit leather (27).

Sugars, granulated and Snacks, fruit leather, pieces 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 10% 5.4% 14% 28% 57% 5.2% 10% 53% 24% 15%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8100%
Contains more IronIron +1400%
Contains more CopperCopper +2342.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

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 187% 2% 11% 0% 11% 23% 1.9% 19% 69% 0% 46% 3% 7%
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 +426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Fruit leather DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 56mg 62%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.3mg 23%
Copper 0.007mg 0.171mg 18%
Sodium 1mg 403mg 17%
Vitamin K 0µg 18.2µg 15%
Iron 0.05mg 0.75mg 9%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.184mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.319mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.1mg 6%
Carbs 99.98g 82.82g 6%
Potassium 2mg 164mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.043mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.56mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.55g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 1.48g 4%
Fats 0g 2.68g 4%
Phosphorus 0mg 24mg 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.65g 3%
Magnesium 0mg 14mg 3%
Protein 0g 1g 2%
Calcium 1mg 18mg 2%
Choline 0mg 12.9mg 2%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.19mg 2%
Calories 387kcal 359kcal 1%
Folate 0µg 4µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Net carbs 99.98g 82.82g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 57.58g 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
3% 83% 12%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 2.68 g
Carbs: 82.82 g
Water: 12.3 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +61400%
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. Fruit leather - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167540/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.