Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
celery
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and celery:
Chocolate syrup is high in calories and celery has 95% less calories than chocolate syrup - celery has 14 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 celery per calorie. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for celery, 17:72:11 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Celery | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 72% |
| Fat | 4% | 11% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate syrup is high in carbohydrates and celery has 95% less carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - celery has 3g 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 63% more dietary fiber than celery - celery has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and celery has 97% less sugar than chocolate syrup - celery has 1.3g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Celery and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of protein - celery has 0.69g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Both celery and chocolate syrup are low in saturated fat - celery has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Celery has 14 times more Vitamin C than chocolate syrup - celery has 3.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Celery has more Vitamin A than chocolate syrup - celery has 22ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Celery and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - celery has 0.27mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Celery has 57 times more Vitamin K than chocolate syrup - celery has 29.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Celery has more pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both chocolate syrup and celery contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and niacin.
| Chocolate Syrup | Celery | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.021 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.057 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 0.32 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | 0.246 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.074 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 36 UG |
Celery has 186% more calcium than chocolate syrup - celery has 40mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of iron and it has 955% more iron than celery - celery has 0.2mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Both celery and chocolate syrup are high in potassium. Celery has 16% more potassium than chocolate syrup - celery has 260mg 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 | Celery | |
|---|---|---|
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 3 UG | 283 UG |
| beta-carotene | ~ | 270 UG |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, celery has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Celery | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 0.079 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 0.079 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 Celery (Celery, raw) .
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| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||