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Sugar vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sugar and true morels

  • Sugar has less iron, copper, vitamin D, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, potassium, and fiber.
  • True morels cover your daily iron needs 152% more than sugar.
  • The glycemic index of sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Sugars, granulated and Mushrooms, morel, raw.

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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 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20450%
Contains more IronIron +24260%
Contains more CopperCopper +8828.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +20200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14575%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%

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%
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% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +978.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar True morels DV% diff.
Iron 0.05mg 12.18mg 152%
Copper 0.007mg 0.625mg 69%
Carbs 99.98g 5.1g 32%
Phosphorus 0mg 194mg 28%
Vitamin D 0IU 206IU 26%
Vitamin D 0µg 5.1µg 26%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.587mg 25%
Calories 387kcal 31kcal 18%
Zinc 0.01mg 2.03mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.205mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.252mg 14%
Potassium 2mg 411mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.136mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.44mg 9%
Protein 0g 3.12g 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.069mg 6%
Magnesium 0mg 19mg 5%
Calcium 1mg 43mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.2µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.433g 3%
Folate 0µg 9µg 2%
Sodium 1mg 21mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.57g 1%
Net carbs 99.98g 2.3g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 0.6g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.065g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.052g 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g 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% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1860.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +447950%
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
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.6 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/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.