Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
macaroons
versus
brown sugar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in macaroons and brown sugar:
Both brown sugar and macaroons are high in calories. Macaroon has 21% more calories than brown sugar - brown sugar has 380 calories per 100 grams and macaroon has 460 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, macaroons is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to brown sugar for protein. Macaroons has a macronutrient ratio of 3:53:44 and for brown sugar, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Macaroons | Brown Sugar | |
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Protein | 3% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 53% | 100% |
Fat | 44% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both brown sugar and macaroons are high in carbohydrates. Brown sugar has 60% more carbohydrates than macaroon - brown sugar has 98.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and macaroon has 61.2g of carbohydrates.
Macaroon is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than brown sugar - macaroon has 5.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Both brown sugar and macaroons are high in sugar. Brown sugar has 115% more sugar than macaroon - brown sugar has 97g of sugar per 100 grams and macaroon has 45.2g of sugar.
Macaroon has 24 times more protein than brown sugar - brown sugar has 0.12g of protein per 100 grams and macaroon has 3g of protein.
Macaroon is high in saturated fat and brown sugar has less saturated fat than macaroon - macaroon has 20.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroons and brown sugar contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - macaroon has 0.19mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroons and brown sugar contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - macaroon has 1.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroon has more thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, brown sugar contains more pantothenic acid. Both macaroons and brown sugar contain significant amounts of niacin.
Macaroons | Brown Sugar | |
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Thiamin | 0.02 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.06 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 0.22 MG | 0.11 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.132 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.096 MG | 0.041 MG |
Folate | 3 UG | 1 UG |
Brown sugar is an excellent source of calcium and it has 15 times more calcium than macaroon - brown sugar has 83mg of calcium per 100 grams and macaroon has 5mg of calcium.
Brown sugar and macaroons contain similar amounts of iron - brown sugar has 0.71mg of iron per 100 grams and macaroon has 0.82mg of iron.
Brown sugar and macaroons contain similar amounts of potassium - brown sugar has 133mg of potassium per 100 grams and macaroon has 123mg 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 Macaroons or Brown Sugar .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Macaroons (Cookie, macaroon) and Brown Sugar (Sugar, brown) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
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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% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 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% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 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% | iodine | 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 | |||