Sugar vs. Red Bull — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are sugar and Red Bull different?
- Red Bull has more vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2 than sugar.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for Red Bull is 167% higher.
- Sugar contains 10 times more sugar than Red Bull. While sugar contains 99.8g of sugar, Red Bull contains only 10.22g.
Sugars, granulated and Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL are the varieties 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.
| Contains more CopperCopper | +250% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +200% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +500% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +50% |
| Contains more IronIron | +20% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +25% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +442.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 2.167mg | 167% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 1.97µg | 82% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 9.827mg | 61% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 1.54mg | 31% |
| Carbs | 99.98g | 10.23g | 30% |
| Calories | 387kcal | 43kcal | 17% |
| Caffeine | 0mg | 29mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.019mg | 0.103mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 0mg | 19mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.04mg | 3% |
| Fructose | 0g | 1.63g | 2% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 39mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.007mg | 0.002mg | 1% |
| Protein | 0g | 0.46g | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 6mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 99.98g | 10.23g | N/A |
| Potassium | 2mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.05mg | 0.06mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 99.8g | 10.22g | N/A |
| Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.004mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
| Choline | 0mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +877.3% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +446000% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
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Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +1822.9% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
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