Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
greek yogurt
versus
goji berry
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in greek yogurt and goji berry:
Goji berry is high in calories and greek yogurt has 79% less calories than goji berry - greek yogurt has 73 calories per 100 grams and goji berry has 349 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, greek yogurt is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to goji berry per calorie. Greek yogurt has a macronutrient ratio of 55:22:24 and for goji berry, 16:84:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Greek Yogurt | Goji Berry | |
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Protein | 55% | 16% |
Carbohydrates | 22% | 84% |
Fat | 24% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Goji berry is high in carbohydrates and greek yogurt has 95% less carbohydrates than goji berry - greek yogurt has 3.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and goji berry has 77.1g of carbohydrates.
Goji berry is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than greek yogurt - goji berry has 13g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and greek yogurt does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is high in sugar and greek yogurt has 92% less sugar than goji berry - greek yogurt has 3.6g of sugar per 100 grams and goji berry has 45.6g of sugar.
Both greek yogurt and goji berry are high in protein. Goji berry has 43% more protein than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 10g of protein per 100 grams and goji berry has 14.3g of protein.
Goji berry has less saturated fat than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 1.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Both greek yogurt and goji berry are low in trans fat - greek yogurt has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry has less cholesterol than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 10mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 59 times more Vitamin C than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 0.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and goji berry has 48.4mg of Vitamin C.
Greek yogurt has signficantly more Vitamin A than goji berry - greek yogurt has 90ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt and goji berry contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - greek yogurt has 0.04mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt and goji berry contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - greek yogurt has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Greek Yogurt | Goji Berry | |
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Thiamin | 0.044 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.233 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 0.197 MG | ~ |
Pantothenic acid | 0.47 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.055 MG | ~ |
Folate | 12 UG | ~ |
Vitamin B12 | 0.52 UG | ~ |
Both greek yogurt and goji berry are high in calcium. Goji berry has 65% more calcium than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 115mg of calcium per 100 grams and goji berry has 190mg of calcium.
Goji berry is an excellent source of iron and it has 169 times more iron than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 0.04mg of iron per 100 grams and goji berry has 6.8mg of iron.
Greek yogurt has signficantly more potassium than goji berry - greek yogurt has 141mg of potassium per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
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: Greek Yogurt (Yogurt, Greek, plain, lowfat) and Goji Berry (Goji berries, dried) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 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% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||