Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
cooked
brown rice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and brown rice:
Both brown rice and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Chocolate syrup has 127% more calories than brown rice - brown rice has 123 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate syrup is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to brown rice for fat. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for brown rice, 9:84:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Brown Rice | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 84% |
| Fat | 4% | 7% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate syrup is high in carbohydrates and brown rice has 61% less carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - brown rice has 25.6g 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 brown rice - brown rice 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 brown rice has 100% less sugar than chocolate syrup - brown rice has 0.24g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Brown rice and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of protein - brown rice has 2.7g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Both brown rice and chocolate syrup are low in saturated fat - brown rice has 0.26g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Chocolate syrup and brown rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Brown rice and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - brown rice has 0.17mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Brown rice and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - brown rice has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Brown rice has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both chocolate syrup and brown rice contain significant amounts of riboflavin and folate.
| Chocolate Syrup | Brown Rice | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.178 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.069 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 2.561 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | 0.38 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.123 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 9 UG |
Chocolate syrup has 367% more calcium than brown rice - brown rice has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of iron and it has 277% more iron than brown rice - brown rice has 0.56mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of potassium and it has 160% more potassium than brown rice - brown rice has 86mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, brown rice has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Brown Rice | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.011 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 0.011 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, brown rice has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Brown Rice | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 0.355 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.004 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 0.359 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 Brown Rice (Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (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 | |||