Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
grapes
versus
brown sugar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in grapes and brown sugar:
Brown sugar is high in calories and grape has 82% less calories than brown sugar - brown sugar has 380 calories per 100 grams and grape has 69 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, grapes is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and similar to brown sugar for fat. Grapes has a macronutrient ratio of 4:95:2 and for brown sugar, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Grapes | Brown Sugar | |
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Protein | 4% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 95% | 100% |
Fat | 2% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Brown sugar is high in carbohydrates and grape has 82% less carbohydrates than brown sugar - brown sugar has 98.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and grape has 18.1g of carbohydrates.
Grape has more dietary fiber than brown sugar - grape has 0.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Brown sugar is high in sugar and grape has 84% less sugar than brown sugar - brown sugar has 97g of sugar per 100 grams and grape has 15.5g of sugar.
Brown sugar and grapes contain similar amounts of protein - brown sugar has 0.12g of protein per 100 grams and grape has 0.72g of protein.
Both grapes and brown sugar are low in saturated fat - grape has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Grape has more Vitamin C than brown sugar - grape has 3.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Grapes and brown sugar contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - grape has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Grapes and brown sugar contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - grape has 0.19mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Grape has more Vitamin K than brown sugar - grape has 14.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Grape has more thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, brown sugar contains more pantothenic acid. Both grapes and brown sugar contain significant amounts of niacin.
Grapes | Brown Sugar | |
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Thiamin | 0.069 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.07 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 0.188 MG | 0.11 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.05 MG | 0.132 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.086 MG | 0.041 MG |
Folate | 2 UG | 1 UG |
Brown sugar is an excellent source of calcium and it has 730% more calcium than grape - brown sugar has 83mg of calcium per 100 grams and grape has 10mg of calcium.
Brown sugar and grapes contain similar amounts of iron - brown sugar has 0.71mg of iron per 100 grams and grape has 0.36mg of iron.
Grape has 44% more potassium than brown sugar - brown sugar has 133mg of potassium per 100 grams and grape has 191mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Grapes (Grapes, red or green (European type, such as Thompson seedless), raw) and Brown Sugar (Sugar, brown) .
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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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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||