Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
molasses
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and molasses:
Both molasses and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Molass has a little more calories (4%) than chocolate syrup by weight - molass has 290 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate syrup is lighter in carbs, heavier in fat and similar to molasses for protein. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for molasses, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 100% |
| Fat | 4% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both molasses and chocolate syrup are high in carbohydrates. Molass has 15% more carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - molass has 74.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 65.1g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than molass - chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Both molasses and chocolate syrup are high in sugar. Molass has 50% more sugar than chocolate syrup - molass has 74.7g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Chocolate syrup has more protein than molass - chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Both molasses and chocolate syrup are low in saturated fat - molass has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Chocolate syrup and molasses contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and molasses contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and molasses contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Molass has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6, however, chocolate syrup contains more riboflavin and folate.
| Chocolate Syrup | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.041 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.002 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 0.93 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | 0.804 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.67 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | ~ |
Molass is an excellent source of calcium and it has 13 times more calcium than chocolate syrup - molass has 205mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Both molasses and chocolate syrup are high in iron. Molass has 124% more iron than chocolate syrup - molass has 4.7mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Both molasses and chocolate syrup are high in potassium. Molass has 554% more potassium than chocolate syrup - molass has 1464mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both chocolate syrup and molasses contain small amounts of linoleic acid.
| Chocolate Syrup | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 0.05 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 0.05 G |
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).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Chocolate Syrup (Beverages, chocolate syrup) and Molasses (Molasses) .
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| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||