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Sugar vs. Fruit preserves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sugar and fruit preserves

  • Sugar has less copper, vitamin C, and iron.
  • Sugar has 2 times more sugar than fruit preserves. Sugar has 99.8g of sugar, while fruit preserves have 48.5g.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index than fruit preserves.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sugars, granulated and Jams and preserves.

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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 2.9% 6% 6.8% 18% 33% 1.6% 8.1% 4.2% 5.2% 11%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3750%
Contains more IronIron +880%
Contains more CopperCopper +1328.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%

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 29% 0% 2.4% 0% 4% 18% 0.68% 1.2% 4.6% 0% 0% 8.3% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Fruit preserves DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 8.8mg 10%
Carbs 99.98g 68.86g 10%
Copper 0.007mg 0.1mg 10%
Iron 0.05mg 0.49mg 6%
Calories 387kcal 278kcal 5%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.076mg 4%
Fiber 0g 1.1g 4%
Folate 0µg 11µg 3%
Phosphorus 0mg 19mg 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 2µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Potassium 2mg 77mg 2%
Calcium 1mg 20mg 2%
Choline 0mg 10.2mg 2%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.04mg 2%
Magnesium 0mg 4mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.12mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.37g 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.016mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.07g 0%
Net carbs 99.98g 67.76g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 48.5g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.036mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.038g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.037mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 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
69% 30%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 68.86 g
Water: 30.47 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +152250%
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 preserves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169641/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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