Sugar vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sugar and brown rice

Sugar has more carbs; however, brown rice has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B6, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
Brown rice's daily need coverage for manganese is 42% more.
Sugar has 4 times more carbs than brown rice. Sugar has 99.98g of carbs, while brown rice has 25.58g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sugars, granulated and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sugar

Brown rice

Contains less SodiumSodium

-75%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+4200%
Contains more IronIron	+1020%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1414.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+7000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+866.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sugar

Brown rice

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.004mg	0.974mg	42%
Carbs	99.98g	25.58g	25%
Vitamin B3	0mg	2.561mg	16%
Phosphorus	0mg	103mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.178mg	15%
Calories	387kcal	123kcal	13%
Copper	0.007mg	0.106mg	11%
Starch		24.79g	10%
Magnesium	0mg	39mg	9%
Selenium	0.6µg	5.8µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.123mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.38mg	8%
Iron	0.05mg	0.56mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.6g	6%
Zinc	0.01mg	0.71mg	6%
Protein	0g	2.74g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.019mg	0.069mg	4%
Potassium	2mg	86mg	2%
Folate	0µg	9µg	2%
Choline	0mg	9.2mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0g	0.366g	2%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.355g	2%
Fats	0g	0.97g	1%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.17mg	1%
Saturated fat	0g	0.26g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0g	0.369g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.011g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0g	2.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein		449kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	81g	N/A
Net carbs	99.98g	23.98g	N/A
Calcium	1mg	3mg	0%
Sugar	99.8g	0.24g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.2µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.033mg	0%
Threonine		0.095mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.109mg	0%
Leucine		0.214mg	0%
Lysine		0.099mg	0%
Methionine		0.058mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.133mg	0%
Valine		0.151mg	0%
Histidine		0.066mg	0%