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Sweet and sour vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet and sour and corn syrup different?

  • Sweet and sour has more manganese and vitamin C than corn syrup.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for sweet and sour is 29% higher.
  • Corn syrup has less sodium.
  • Sweet and sour has a lower glycemic index (70) than corn syrup (90).

Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve and Syrups, corn, dark 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +125%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +661%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more IronIron +76.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +625%
~equal in Magnesium ~8mg

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.
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
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% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +336.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +835%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +304.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +488.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +454.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Corn syrup DV% diff.
Manganese 0.761mg 0.1mg 29%
Carbs 38.22g 77.59g 13%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0mg 10%
Sodium 371mg 155mg 9%
Calories 150kcal 286kcal 7%
Selenium 0.4µg 2.9µg 5%
Copper 0.079mg 0.053mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.009mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.011mg 3%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Choline 2.4mg 13.3mg 2%
Potassium 99mg 44mg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.37mg 2%
Phosphorus 7mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.009mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 18mg 1%
Protein 0.27g 0g 1%
Fats 0.02g 0g 0%
Net carbs 38.12g 77.59g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 18.75g 77.59g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +173.8%
Contains more OtherOther +205%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +103%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients
  2. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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