Sugar vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sugar and table salt

Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% more.
Sugar has a higher glycemic index than table salt.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sugars, granulated and Salt, table.

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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

Table salt

Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+500%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+300%
Contains more IronIron	+560%
Contains more CopperCopper	+328.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2400%

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

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

Table salt

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1mg	38758mg	1685%
Carbs	99.98g	0g	33%
Calories	387kcal	0kcal	19%
Iron	0.05mg	0.33mg	4%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.1mg	4%
Copper	0.007mg	0.03mg	3%
Calcium	1mg	24mg	2%
Zinc	0.01mg	0.1mg	1%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.019mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	99.98g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	0mg	1mg	0%
Potassium	2mg	8mg	0%
Sugar	99.8g	0g	N/A