Table salt vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between table salt and sugar

Table salt has less carbs.
Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% more.
Table salt has 24 times more calcium than sugar. Table salt has 24mg of calcium, while sugar has 1mg.
Sugar is lower in sodium.
Sugar has a higher glycemic index than table salt.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Salt, table and Sugars, granulated.

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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.

Table salt

Sugar

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+300%
Contains more IronIron	+560%
Contains more CopperCopper	+328.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2400%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+500%

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

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.

Table salt

Sugar

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	38758mg	1mg	1685%
Carbs	0g	99.98g	33%
Calories	0kcal	387kcal	19%
Iron	0.33mg	0.05mg	4%
Manganese	0.1mg	0.004mg	4%
Copper	0.03mg	0.007mg	3%
Calcium	24mg	1mg	2%
Zinc	0.1mg	0.01mg	1%
Selenium	0.1µg	0.6µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.019mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories		26g	N/A
Net carbs	0g	99.98g	N/A
Magnesium	1mg	0mg	0%
Potassium	8mg	2mg	0%
Sugar	0g	99.8g	N/A