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Sugar vs. Papadum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sugar and papadum

  • Sugar has less copper, iron, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, folate, zinc, and potassium.
  • Papadum covers your daily copper needs 110% more than sugar.
  • Sugar has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Sugars, granulated and Papad.

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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 194% 43% 88% 293% 333% 93% 165% 228% 204% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49900%
Contains more IronIron +15500%
Contains more CopperCopper +14157.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +33900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38950%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1283.3%

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%
Papadum
10
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% 4.3% 1% 0% 69% 60% 28% 55% 66% 0% 1% 164% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1257.9%
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 C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Papadum DV% diff.
Copper 0.007mg 0.998mg 110%
Iron 0.05mg 7.8mg 97%
Sodium 1mg 1745mg 76%
Fiber 0g 18.6g 74%
Manganese 0.004mg 1.562mg 68%
Magnesium 0mg 271mg 65%
Folate 0µg 219µg 55%
Phosphorus 0mg 385mg 55%
Protein 0g 25.56g 51%
Zinc 0.01mg 3.4mg 31%
Potassium 2mg 1000mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.277mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.285mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.917mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.258mg 18%
Calcium 1mg 143mg 14%
Selenium 0.6µg 8.3µg 14%
Carbs 99.98g 59.87g 13%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.472mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.148g 8%
Saturated fat 0g 1.084g 5%
Fats 0g 3.25g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.532g 1%
Calories 387kcal 371kcal 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 99.98g 41.27g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.266mg 0%
Threonine 0.886mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.303mg 0%
Leucine 2.115mg 0%
Lysine 1.695mg 0%
Methionine 0.372mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.491mg 0%
Valine 1.434mg 0%
Histidine 0.715mg 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
26% 3% 60% 3% 8%
Protein: 25.56 g
Fats: 3.25 g
Carbs: 59.87 g
Water: 3.49 g
Other: 7.83 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +17350%
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. Papadum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168106/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.