Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
peas
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and peas:
Chocolate syrup is high in calories and pea has 71% less calories than chocolate syrup - pea has 81 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate syrup is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and similar to peas for fat. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for peas, 26:69:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 69% |
| Fat | 4% | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate syrup is high in carbohydrates and pea has 78% less carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - pea has 14.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 65.1g of carbohydrates.
Both peas and chocolate syrup are high in dietary fiber. Pea has 119% more dietary fiber than chocolate syrup - pea has 5.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and pea has 89% less sugar than chocolate syrup - pea has 5.7g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Pea has 158% more protein than chocolate syrup - pea has 5.4g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Both peas and chocolate syrup are low in saturated fat - pea has 0.07g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Pea is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 199 times more Vitamin C than chocolate syrup - pea has 40mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Pea has more Vitamin A than chocolate syrup - pea has 38ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Peas and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pea has 0.13mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Pea has 48 times more Vitamin K than chocolate syrup - pea has 24.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Pea has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Chocolate Syrup | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.266 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.132 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 2.09 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | 0.104 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.169 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 65 UG |
Pea has 79% more calcium than chocolate syrup - pea has 25mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of iron and it has 44% more iron than pea - pea has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Both peas and chocolate syrup are high in potassium. Pea has a little more potassium (9%) than chocolate syrup by weight - pea has 244mg 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 | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 3 UG | 2477 UG |
| beta-carotene | ~ | 449 UG |
| alpha-carotene | ~ | 21 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, pea has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.035 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 0.035 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, pea has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 0.152 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 0.152 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 Peas (Peas, green, raw) .
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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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5% | chromium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||