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Sweet and sour vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet and sour and sugar substitute different?

  • Sweet and sour is higher in manganese and copper; however, sugar substitute is richer in calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for sugar substitute is 87% higher.
  • Sweet and sour contains 35 times more manganese than sugar substitute. While sweet and sour contains 0.761mg of manganese, sugar substitute contains only 0.022mg.
  • Sugar substitute has less sugar.
  • Sugar substitute has a lower glycemic index (40) than sweet and sour (70).

Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown 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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.8%
Contains more IronIron +31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1028.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3359.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8690%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%

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.
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% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +253.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 10mg 879mg 87%
Manganese 0.761mg 0.022mg 32%
Carbs 38.22g 84.77g 16%
Calories 150kcal 347kcal 10%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 10%
Sodium 371mg 572mg 9%
Copper 0.079mg 0.007mg 8%
Protein 0.27g 2.06g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.015mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.015mg 3%
Folate 8µg 2%
Potassium 99mg 39mg 2%
Fiber 0.1g 0.6g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Iron 0.21mg 0.16mg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0g 0%
Net carbs 38.12g 84.17g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 18.75g 4.03g N/A
Zinc 0.09mg 0.04mg 0%
Phosphorus 7mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +559.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +663%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +121.8%
Contains more OtherOther +230.3%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients

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

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