Both white sugar and brown sugar are very high in carbohydrates. However, brown sugar is not what you would call ‘empty calories’ as it contains healthy nutrients like iron, calcium, zinc, copper, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin-B-6. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThat being said, we highly recommend that you do not over indulge on brown sugar as it is still not healthy to consume high amounts of it.