Powdered sugar vs Brown sugar
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 389 in 100 g of powdered sugar, 380 of brown sugar. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in brown sugar: calcium and copper (6.7×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0 g protein · 99.8 g carbs (97.8 g sugars) · 0 g fat
0.12 g protein · 98.1 g carbs (97 g sugars) · 0 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Calcium<1% vs 6%
1 mg vs 83 mg
- Copper1% vs 5%
0.007 mg vs 0.047 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0 g · 0.12 g0%·<1%
- Total fat0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates99.8 g · 98.1 g36%·36%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit2 mg · 28 mg<1%·1%
- Potassium2 mg · 133 mg<1%·3%
- Iron0.06 mg · 0.71 mg<1%·4%
- Magnesium0 mg · 9 mg0%·2%
- Phosphorus0 mg · 4 mg0%·<1%
- Zinc0.01 mg · 0.03 mg<1%·<1%
- Manganese0.004 mg · 0.064 mg<1%·3%
- Selenium0.6 µg · 1.2 µg1%·2%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.019 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0 mg · 0.11 mg0%·1%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0 mg · 0.13 mg0%·3%
- Vitamin B60 mg · 0.041 mg0%·2%
- Folate0 µg · 1 µg0%·<1%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline0 mg · 2.3 mg0%·<1%
From USDA FoodData Central: Powdered sugar (SR Legacy 169656), Brown sugar (SR Legacy 168833). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.