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Tapioca vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tapioca and brown sugar

  • Tapioca has more phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and vitamin D; however, brown sugar is higher in iron.
  • Tapioca covers your daily need for phosphorus, 11% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk and Sugars, brown.

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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 8.6% 32% 12% 2.3% 4% 9.5% 35% 16% 0.91% 11%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1066.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1950%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more IronIron +1083.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +291.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +814.3%
~equal in Potassium ~133mg

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 2.3% 16% 0% 14% 7.5% 33% 1.4% 17% 7.6% 31% 0% 3% 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +109.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tapioca Brown sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 19.56g 98.09g 26%
Calories 105kcal 380kcal 14%
Phosphorus 82mg 4mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.143mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 0µg 10%
Iron 0.06mg 0.71mg 8%
Protein 2.88g 0.12g 6%
Saturated fat 0.991g 0g 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin A 47µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin D 34IU 0IU 4%
Sodium 121mg 28mg 4%
Copper 0.012mg 0.047mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.277mg 0.132mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.03mg 3%
Fats 1.67g 0g 3%
Calcium 105mg 83mg 2%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.064mg 2%
Cholesterol 6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0.041mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.452g 0g 1%
Folate 4µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Magnesium 12mg 9mg 1%
Selenium 2µg 1.2µg 1%
Net carbs 19.56g 98.09g N/A
Potassium 133mg 133mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.075mg 0.11mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.061g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.173mg 0%
Leucine 0.282mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.073mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.139mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.078mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 20% 75%
Protein: 2.88 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 19.56 g
Water: 75.01 g
Other: 0.88 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2300%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5497.8%
Contains more OtherOther +95.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +401.5%

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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. Tapioca - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169612/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients

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

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