Brown sugar leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Brown sugar comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Agave syrup / nectar for more fiber, less sugar, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Brown sugar for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy310 kcal380 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.09 g0.12 gWIN
- Carbohydrate76.37 g98.09 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN0.2 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN68.03 g97.02 g
- Total fat0.45 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0 g0 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg28 mg
- Potassiummore is better4 mg133 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better1 mg83 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.09 mg0.71 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better1 mg9 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN17 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

