Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
fries
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and fries:
Both fries and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Fry has 12% more calories than chocolate syrup - fry has 312 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate syrup is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to fries for protein. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for fries, 4:53:43 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Fries | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 53% |
| Fat | 4% | 43% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both fries and chocolate syrup are high in carbohydrates. Chocolate syrup has 57% more carbohydrates than fry - fry has 41.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 65.1g of carbohydrates.
Both fries and chocolate syrup are high in dietary fiber. Fry has 46% more dietary fiber than chocolate syrup - fry has 3.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and fry has 99% less sugar than chocolate syrup - fry has 0.3g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Fries and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of protein - fry has 3.4g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Chocolate syrup has 3.5 times less saturated fat than fry - fry has 2.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Both fries and chocolate syrup are low in trans fat - fry has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has 22 times more Vitamin C than chocolate syrup - fry has 4.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Fry has 82 times more Vitamin E than chocolate syrup - fry has 1.7mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Fries and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - fry has 11.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Fry has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both chocolate syrup and fries contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
| Chocolate Syrup | Fries | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.17 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.039 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 3.004 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | 0.58 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.372 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 30 UG |
Fries and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of calcium - fry has 18mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of iron and it has 160% more iron than fry - fry has 0.81mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Both fries and chocolate syrup are high in potassium. Fry has 158% more potassium than chocolate syrup - fry has 579mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, fry has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Fries | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.436 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 0.436 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, fry has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Fries | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 4.948 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.029 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 4.977 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 Fries (Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||