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Sugar vs. Starburst — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sugar and starburst

  • Sugar contains less vitamin C than starburst.
  • Starburst's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 65% higher.
  • Starburst contains 2 times less sugar than sugar. Sugar contains 99.8g of sugar, while starburst contains 58.12g.

The food types used in this comparison are Sugars, granulated and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, STARBURST Fruit Chews, Original fruits.

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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
4
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 0.71% 0% 0.18% 0.38% 4% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 2% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
~equal in Potassium ~2mg

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
1
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 196% 0% 6.6% 0% 0.25% 0.46% 0.09% 2.1% 0% 0% 5.3% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +850%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Starburst DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 58.7mg 65%
Saturated fat 0g 7.778g 35%
Fats 0g 8.21g 13%
Carbs 99.98g 82.57g 6%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.33mg 2%
Copper 0.007mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.002mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.41g 1%
Calories 387kcal 408kcal 1%
Phosphorus 0mg 5mg 1%
Iron 0.05mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 99.98g 82.57g N/A
Magnesium 0mg 1mg 0%
Calcium 1mg 0mg 0%
Potassium 2mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 99.8g 58.12g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.015mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.005mg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.141g 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
8% 83% 9%
Protein: 0.41 g
Fats: 8.21 g
Carbs: 82.57 g
Water: 8.51 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +42450%
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. Starburst - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169590/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.