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Vegetable oil vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are vegetable oil and brown sugar different?

  • Vegetable oil is higher in vitamin E, vitamin K, and monounsaturated fat; however, brown sugar is richer in calcium, iron, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for vegetable oil is 99% higher.
  • Vegetable oil has a lower glycemic index (0) than brown sugar (71).

Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Sugars, 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 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +446.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1050%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable oil Brown sugar DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 0g 220%
Fats 100g 0g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 0g 120%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 0mg 99%
Saturated fat 14.367g 0g 65%
Carbs 0g 98.09g 33%
Calories 884kcal 380kcal 25%
Vitamin K 21µg 0µg 18%
Calcium 0mg 83mg 8%
Iron 0.13mg 0.71mg 7%
Copper 0mg 0.047mg 5%
Potassium 0mg 133mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.132mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.041mg 3%
Manganese 0mg 0.064mg 3%
Magnesium 0mg 9mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1.2µg 2%
Sodium 0mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.11mg 1%
Phosphorus 0mg 4mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein 0g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 0g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 0g 97.02g N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0.03mg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Choline 0.2mg 2.3mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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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. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.