Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
balsamic vinegar
versus
white sugar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in balsamic vinegar and white sugar:
White sugar is high in calories and balsamic vinegar has 77% less calories than white sugar - white sugar has 387 calories per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 88 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, balsamic vinegar is similar to white sugar for protein, carbs and fat. Balsamic vinegar has a macronutrient ratio of 3:97:0 and for white sugar, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Balsamic Vinegar | White Sugar | |
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Protein | 3% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 97% | 100% |
Fat | ~ | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
White sugar is high in carbohydrates and balsamic vinegar has 83% less carbohydrates than white sugar - white sugar has 100g of total carbs per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 17g of carbohydrates.
White sugar is high in sugar and balsamic vinegar has 85% less sugar than white sugar - white sugar has 99.8g of sugar per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 15g of sugar.
Balsamic vinegar has more protein than white sugar - balsamic vinegar has 0.49g of protein per 100 grams and white sugar does not contain significant amounts.
White sugar has more riboflavin.
Balsamic Vinegar | White Sugar | |
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Riboflavin | ~ | 0.019 MG |
Balsamic vinegar has 26 times more calcium than white sugar - white sugar has 1mg of calcium per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 27mg of calcium.
Balsamic vinegar has 13 times more iron than white sugar - white sugar has 0.05mg of iron per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 0.72mg of iron.
Balsamic vinegar has 55 times more potassium than white sugar - white sugar has 2mg of potassium per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 112mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Balsamic Vinegar or White Sugar .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Balsamic Vinegar (Vinegar, balsamic) and White Sugar (Sugar, granulated) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||