Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
cumin
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and cumin:
Both cumin and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Cumin has 34% more calories than chocolate syrup - cumin has 375 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate syrup is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to cumin per calorie. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for cumin, 17:37:46 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Cumin | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 37% |
| Fat | 4% | 46% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both cumin and chocolate syrup are high in carbohydrates. Chocolate syrup has 47% more carbohydrates than cumin - cumin has 44.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 65.1g of carbohydrates.
Both cumin and chocolate syrup are high in dietary fiber. Cumin has 304% more dietary fiber than chocolate syrup - cumin has 10.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and cumin has 95% less sugar than chocolate syrup - cumin has 2.3g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Cumin is an excellent source of protein and it has 748% more protein than chocolate syrup - cumin has 17.8g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Chocolate syrup has 66% less saturated fat than cumin - cumin has 1.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Cumin has 37 times more Vitamin C than chocolate syrup - cumin has 7.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Cumin has more Vitamin A than chocolate syrup - cumin has 64ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Cumin has 165 times more Vitamin E than chocolate syrup - cumin has 3.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Cumin and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cumin has 5.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Cumin has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Chocolate Syrup | Cumin | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.628 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.327 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 4.579 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.435 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 10 UG |
Cumin is an excellent source of calcium and it has 65 times more calcium than chocolate syrup - cumin has 931mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Both cumin and chocolate syrup are high in iron. Cumin has 30 times more iron than chocolate syrup - cumin has 66.4mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Both cumin and chocolate syrup are high in potassium. Cumin has 698% more potassium than chocolate syrup - cumin has 1788mg 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 | Cumin | |
|---|---|---|
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 3 UG | 448 UG |
| beta-carotene | ~ | 762 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, cumin has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Cumin | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.176 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 0.176 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cumin has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Cumin | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 3.103 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 3.103 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 Cumin (Spices, cumin seed) .
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| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||