Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
oats
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and oats:
Both oats and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Oat has 39% more calories than chocolate syrup - oat has 389 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate syrup is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to oats per calorie. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for oats, 17:67:16 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Oats | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 67% |
| Fat | 4% | 16% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both oats and chocolate syrup are high in carbohydrates. Oat is very similar to chocolate syrup for carbohydrates - oat has 66.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 65.1g of carbohydrates.
Both oats and chocolate syrup are high in dietary fiber. Oat has 308% more dietary fiber than chocolate syrup - oat has 10.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and oat has less sugar than chocolate syrup - chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat is an excellent source of protein and it has 704% more protein than chocolate syrup - oat has 16.9g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Oats and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of saturated fat - oat has 1.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Chocolate syrup and oats contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and oats contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and oats contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Chocolate Syrup | Oats | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.763 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.139 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 0.961 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | 1.349 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.119 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 56 UG |
Oat is a great source of calcium and it has 286% more calcium than chocolate syrup - oat has 54mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Both oats and chocolate syrup are high in iron. Oat has 124% more iron than chocolate syrup - oat has 4.7mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Both oats and chocolate syrup are high in potassium. Oat has 92% more potassium than chocolate syrup - oat has 429mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, oat has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Oats | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.111 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 0.111 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, oat has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Oats | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 2.424 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 2.424 G |
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: Chocolate Syrup (Beverages, chocolate syrup) and Oats (Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||