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Sugar substitute vs. Nougat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sugar substitute and nougat

  • Sugar substitute is higher in calcium, yet nougat is higher in copper, manganese, fiber, vitamin B2, phosphorus, magnesium, and iron.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily calcium needs 85% more than nougat.
  • Sugar substitute contains 17 times more sodium than nougat. While sugar substitute contains 572mg of sodium, nougat contains only 33mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown and Candies, nougat, with almonds.

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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%
Nougat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 9.6% 9.3% 22% 45% 11% 24% 4.3% 40% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2646.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.2%
Contains more IronIron +268.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1814.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +587.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1281.8%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Nougat
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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 1% 0% 55% 0% 3.3% 34% 9% 3.6% 4.6% 1.3% 0% 3.8% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +886.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar substitute Nougat DV% diff.
Calcium 879mg 32mg 85%
Sodium 572mg 33mg 23%
Vitamin E 2.77mg 18%
Copper 0.007mg 0.134mg 14%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.304mg 12%
Fiber 0.6g 3.3g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.148mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.667g 8%
Phosphorus 8mg 55mg 7%
Magnesium 6mg 32mg 6%
Selenium 2.6µg 5%
Iron 0.16mg 0.59mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.478mg 3%
Calories 347kcal 398kcal 3%
Protein 2.06g 3.33g 3%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.42mg 3%
Carbs 84.77g 92.39g 3%
Fats 0g 1.67g 3%
Potassium 39mg 105mg 2%
Folate 5µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 84.17g 89.09g N/A
Sugar 4.03g 44.97g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 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
Nougat
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3% 2% 92% 2%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 92.39 g
Water: 2.15 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +325.1%
Contains more OtherOther +776.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~92.39g

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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. Nougat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169060/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.