Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
butter, unsalted
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and butter, unsalted:
Both butter, unsalted and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Butter, unsalted has 157% more calories than chocolate syrup - butter, unsalted has 717 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate syrup is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to butter, unsalted for protein. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for butter, unsalted, 1:0:100 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Butter, Unsalted | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | ~ |
| Fat | 4% | 100% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate syrup is high in carbohydrates and butter, unsalted has 100% less carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - butter, unsalted has 0.06g 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 butter, unsalted - chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and butter, unsalted does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and butter, unsalted has 100% less sugar than chocolate syrup - butter, unsalted has 0.06g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Butter, unsalted and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of protein - butter, unsalted has 0.85g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Butter, unsalted is high in saturated fat and chocolate syrup has 99% less saturated fat than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 50.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Butter, unsalted is high in cholesterol and chocolate syrup has less cholesterol than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 215mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and butter, unsalted contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and butter, unsalted does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than chocolate syrup - butter, unsalted has 684ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Butter, unsalted has 115 times more Vitamin E than chocolate syrup - butter, unsalted has 2.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Butter, unsalted and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - butter, unsalted has 7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Chocolate syrup has more thiamin and niacin, however, butter, unsalted contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both chocolate syrup and butter, unsalted contain significant amounts of riboflavin and folate.
| Chocolate Syrup | Butter, Unsalted | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.005 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.034 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 0.042 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | 0.11 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.003 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 3 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.17 UG |
Butter, unsalted has 71% more calcium than chocolate syrup - butter, unsalted has 24mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of iron and it has 104 times more iron than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 0.02mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of potassium and it has 833% more potassium than butter, unsalted - butter, unsalted has 24mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
| Chocolate Syrup | Butter, Unsalted | |
|---|---|---|
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 3 UG | ~ |
| beta-carotene | ~ | 158 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, butter, unsalted has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Butter, Unsalted | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 1.18 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 1.18 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, butter, unsalted has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Butter, Unsalted | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 1.83 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.138 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 1.968 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 Butter, Unsalted (Butter, without salt) .
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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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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||