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Veggie burger vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between veggie burgers and sugar

  • Sugar has less vitamin B1, vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, folate, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Veggie burgers' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 221% more.
  • Sugar is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared and Sugars, granulated.

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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 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16550%
Contains more IronIron +4720%
Contains more CopperCopper +2757.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +12500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23675%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3666.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93% 11%
Sugar
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1184.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veggie burger Sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 2.651mg 0mg 221%
Vitamin B12 2.01µg 0µg 84%
Manganese 0.951mg 0.004mg 41%
Selenium 22.6µg 0.6µg 40%
Folate 124µg 0µg 31%
Protein 15.7g 0g 31%
Iron 2.41mg 0.05mg 30%
Phosphorus 206mg 0mg 29%
Carbs 14.27g 99.98g 29%
Sodium 569mg 1mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin B3 3.753mg 0mg 23%
Copper 0.2mg 0.007mg 21%
Fiber 4.9g 0g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.244mg 0.019mg 17%
Calcium 136mg 1mg 14%
Magnesium 56mg 0mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.023g 0g 13%
Calories 177kcal 387kcal 11%
Zinc 1.26mg 0.01mg 11%
Fats 6.3g 0g 10%
Potassium 333mg 2mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.44g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.289mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 0mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.778g 0g 4%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 0µg 4%
Choline 19.4mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Starch 5.78g 2%
Net carbs 9.37g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 1.07g 99.8g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0%
Threonine 0.605mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.78mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 1.004mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.885mg 0%
Valine 0.89mg 0%
Histidine 0.465mg 0%
Fructose 0.13g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 g
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +305950%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +600.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
84% 9% 4% 2%
Starch: 5.78 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.26 g
Fructose: 0.13 g
Lactose: 0.06 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Sugar
1
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 99.8 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +15996.8%
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/nutrients
  2. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.