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Sugar vs. Miso — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sugar and miso?

  • Miso is richer than sugar in copper, manganese, iron, vitamin K, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Miso's daily need coverage for sodium is 162% more.
  • The amount of sodium in sugar is lower.

We used Sugars, granulated and Miso types 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%
Miso
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 17% 19% 93% 140% 70% 68% 486% 112% 38%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10400%
Contains more IronIron +4880%
Contains more CopperCopper +5900%
Contains more ZincZinc +25500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21375%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1066.7%

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%
Miso
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 0% 1.3% 0.2% 0% 25% 54% 17% 20% 46% 10% 73% 14% 39%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1126.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Miso DV% diff.
Sodium 1mg 3728mg 162%
Copper 0.007mg 0.42mg 46%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.859mg 37%
Iron 0.05mg 2.49mg 31%
Protein 0g 12.79g 26%
Carbs 99.98g 25.37g 25%
Vitamin K 0µg 29.3µg 24%
Zinc 0.01mg 2.56mg 23%
Phosphorus 0mg 159mg 23%
Fiber 0g 5.4g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 2.884g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.233mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.199mg 15%
Choline 0mg 72.2mg 13%
Selenium 0.6µg 7µg 12%
Magnesium 0mg 48mg 11%
Calories 387kcal 198kcal 9%
Fats 0g 6.01g 9%
Fructose 0g 6g 8%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.098mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.337mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.906mg 6%
Potassium 2mg 210mg 6%
Calcium 1mg 57mg 6%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Saturated fat 0g 1.025g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 1.118g 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Net carbs 99.98g 19.97g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 6.2g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.155mg 0%
Threonine 0.479mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.508mg 0%
Leucine 0.82mg 0%
Lysine 0.478mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.486mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.243mg 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
Miso
4
13% 6% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 12.79 g
Fats: 6.01 g
Carbs: 25.37 g
Water: 43.02 g
Other: 12.81 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +294.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +215000%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 99.8 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Miso
2
97% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 6 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.2 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Glucose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Miso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172442/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.