Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
chocolate syrup
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and chocolate syrup:
Both beef and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Beef is very similar to beef for calories - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, beef is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to chocolate syrup per calorie. Beef has a macronutrient ratio of 38:0:62 and for chocolate syrup, 3:93:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Beef | Chocolate Syrup | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 38% | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 93% |
| Fat | 62% | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate syrup is high in carbohydrates and beef has less carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - chocolate syrup has 65.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than beef - chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and beef has less sugar than chocolate syrup - chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is an excellent source of protein and it has 11 times more protein than chocolate syrup - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Beef is high in saturated fat and chocolate syrup has 93% less saturated fat than beef - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Chocolate syrup has less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup has less cholesterol than beef - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and beef contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Beef and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Beef has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Beef | Chocolate Syrup | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.051 MG | 0.009 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | 0.05 MG |
| Niacin | 4.537 MG | 0.322 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | 0.013 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | 0.006 MG |
| Folate | 11 UG | 2 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | ~ |
Beef has 150% more calcium than chocolate syrup - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Both beef and chocolate syrup are high in iron. Beef has a little more iron (7%) than chocolate syrup by weight - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Both beef and chocolate syrup are high in potassium. Beef has 23% more potassium than chocolate syrup - beef has 275mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, beef has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Beef | Chocolate Syrup | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.056 G | 0.002 G |
| Total | 0.056 G | 0.002 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, beef has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Beef | Chocolate Syrup | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.012 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 0.39 G | 0.024 G |
| Total | 0.402 G | 0.024 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: Beef (Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty, cooked, broiled) and Chocolate Syrup (Beverages, chocolate syrup) .
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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 | |||