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Sugar substitute vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sugar substitute and gumdrop

  • Sugar substitute is higher than gumdrop in calcium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily calcium needs 88% more than gumdrop.
  • Sugar substitute contains 13 times more sodium than gumdrop. While sugar substitute contains 572mg of sodium, gumdrop contains only 44mg.
  • The glycemic index of sugar substitute is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces.

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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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +680%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar substitute Gumdrop DV% diff.
Calcium 879mg 3mg 88%
Sodium 572mg 44mg 23%
Carbs 84.77g 98.9g 5%
Protein 2.06g 0g 4%
Iron 0.16mg 0.4mg 3%
Calories 347kcal 396kcal 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0.1g 2%
Magnesium 6mg 1mg 1%
Potassium 39mg 5mg 1%
Copper 0.007mg 0.012mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Phosphorus 8mg 1mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.01mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.006mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 0.005mg 1%
Net carbs 84.17g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 4.03g 58.97g N/A
Zinc 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +814%
Contains more OtherOther +3930%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.7%
~equal in Fats ~0g

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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 substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients
  2. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/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.