Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
condensed milk
versus
brown sugar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in condensed milk and brown sugar:
Both brown sugar and condensed milk are high in calories. Brown sugar has 18% more calories than condensed milk - brown sugar has 380 calories per 100 grams and condensed milk has 321 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, condensed milk is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to brown sugar per calorie. Condensed milk has a macronutrient ratio of 10:67:24 and for brown sugar, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Condensed Milk | Brown Sugar | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 67% | 100% |
| Fat | 24% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both brown sugar and condensed milk are high in carbohydrates. Brown sugar has 80% more carbohydrates than condensed milk - brown sugar has 98.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and condensed milk has 54.4g of carbohydrates.
Both brown sugar and condensed milk are high in sugar. Brown sugar has 78% more sugar than condensed milk - brown sugar has 97g of sugar per 100 grams and condensed milk has 54.4g of sugar.
Condensed milk has signficantly more protein than brown sugar - brown sugar has 0.12g of protein per 100 grams and condensed milk has 7.9g of protein.
Condensed milk is high in saturated fat and brown sugar has less saturated fat than condensed milk - condensed milk has 5.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Brown sugar has less cholesterol than condensed milk - condensed milk has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin C than brown sugar - condensed milk has 2.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has signficantly more Vitamin A than brown sugar - condensed milk has 74ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin D than brown sugar - condensed milk has 6iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk and brown sugar contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - condensed milk has 0.16mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk and brown sugar contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - condensed milk has 0.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and brown sugar does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin B12. Both condensed milk and brown sugar contain significant amounts of niacin and Vitamin B6.
| Condensed Milk | Brown Sugar | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.09 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.416 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 0.21 MG | 0.11 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.75 MG | 0.132 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.051 MG | 0.041 MG |
| Folate | 11 UG | 1 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.44 UG | ~ |
Both brown sugar and condensed milk are high in calcium. Condensed milk has 242% more calcium than brown sugar - brown sugar has 83mg of calcium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 284mg of calcium.
Brown sugar has 274% more iron than condensed milk - brown sugar has 0.71mg of iron per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.19mg of iron.
Condensed milk is an excellent source of potassium and it has 179% more potassium than brown sugar - brown sugar has 133mg of potassium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 371mg 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: Condensed Milk (Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened) and Brown Sugar (Sugar, brown) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||