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Sugar substitute vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sugar substitute and daikon different?

  • Sugar substitute is higher in calcium; however, daikon is richer in copper and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for sugar substitute is 85% higher.
  • Sugar substitute contains 27 times more sodium than daikon. While sugar substitute contains 572mg of sodium, daikon contains only 21mg.

Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown and Radishes, oriental, raw 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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Daikon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3155.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +482.1%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +1542.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +275%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +187.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72.7%

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%
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +206.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar substitute Daikon DV% diff.
Calcium 879mg 27mg 85%
Carbs 84.77g 4.1g 27%
Sodium 572mg 21mg 24%
Vitamin C 22mg 24%
Calories 347kcal 18kcal 16%
Copper 0.007mg 0.115mg 12%
Folate 28µg 7%
Potassium 39mg 227mg 6%
Fiber 0.6g 1.6g 4%
Iron 0.16mg 0.4mg 3%
Protein 2.06g 0.6g 3%
Magnesium 6mg 16mg 2%
Phosphorus 8mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 0.046mg 2%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.15mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.038mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Choline 7.3mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 0.138mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 84.17g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 4.03g 2.5g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +243.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1967.6%
Contains more OtherOther +594.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +935.2%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/nutrients

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

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