Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
olive oil
versus
chocolate hazelnut spread
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in olive oil and chocolate hazelnut spread:
Both chocolate hazelnut spread and olive oil are high in calories. Olive oil has 64% more calories than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 539 calories per 100 grams and olive oil has 884 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, olive oil is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to chocolate hazelnut spread per calorie. Olive oil has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for chocolate hazelnut spread, 4:46:50 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Olive Oil | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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Protein | ~ | 4% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 46% |
Fat | 100% | 50% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate hazelnut spread is high in carbohydrates and olive oil has less carbohydrates than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 62.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than olive oil - chocolate hazelnut spread has 5.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is high in sugar and olive oil has less sugar than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 54.1g of sugar per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread has more protein than olive oil - chocolate hazelnut spread has 5.4g of protein per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Both chocolate hazelnut spread and olive oil are high in saturated fat. Chocolate hazelnut spread has 106% more saturated fat than olive oil - chocolate hazelnut spread has 28.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and olive oil has 13.8g of saturated fat.
Chocolate hazelnut spread and olive oil contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - chocolate hazelnut spread has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 189% more Vitamin E than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 5mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and olive oil has 14.4mg of Vitamin E.
Olive oil has 30 times more Vitamin K than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 1.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and olive oil has 60.2ug of Vitamin K.
Chocolate hazelnut spread has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Olive Oil | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.085 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.17 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 0.427 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.357 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.082 MG |
Folate | ~ | 14 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.27 UG |
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of calcium and it has 107 times more calcium than olive oil - chocolate hazelnut spread has 108mg of calcium per 100 grams and olive oil has 1mg of calcium.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of iron and it has 682% more iron than olive oil - chocolate hazelnut spread has 4.4mg of iron per 100 grams and olive oil has 0.56mg of iron.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of potassium and it has 406 times more potassium than olive oil - chocolate hazelnut spread has 407mg of potassium per 100 grams and olive oil has 1mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, olive oil has more linoleic acid than chocolate hazelnut spread per 100 grams.
Olive Oil | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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other omega 6 | 0.414 G | 1.877 G |
linoleic acid | 9.762 G | ~ |
Total | 10.176 G | 1.877 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: Olive Oil (Oil, olive, salad or cooking) and Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 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% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 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% | 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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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||