Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
macaroons
versus
pam cooking spray
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in macaroons and pam cooking spray:
Both pam cooking spray and macaroons are high in calories. Pam cooking spray has 72% more calories than macaroon - pam cooking spray has 792 calories per 100 grams and macaroon has 460 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, macaroons is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to pam cooking spray for protein. Macaroons has a macronutrient ratio of 3:53:44 and for pam cooking spray, 0:11:89 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Macaroons | PAM Cooking Spray | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 53% | 11% |
| Fat | 44% | 89% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Macaroon is high in carbohydrates and pam cooking spray has 66% less carbohydrates than macaroon - pam cooking spray has 20.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and macaroon has 61.2g of carbohydrates.
Macaroon is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than pam cooking spray - macaroon has 5.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroon is high in sugar and pam cooking spray has less sugar than macaroon - macaroon has 45.2g of sugar per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroon has 10 times more protein than pam cooking spray - pam cooking spray has 0.26g of protein per 100 grams and macaroon has 3g of protein.
Both pam cooking spray and macaroons are high in saturated fat. Macaroon has 300% more saturated fat than pam cooking spray - pam cooking spray has 5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and macaroon has 20.1g of saturated fat.
Macaroons and pam cooking spray contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - macaroon has 0.19mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroons and pam cooking spray contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - macaroon has 1.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroon has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Macaroons | PAM Cooking Spray | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.02 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.06 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 0.22 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.096 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 3 UG | ~ |
Macaroon has more calcium than pam cooking spray - macaroon has 5mg of calcium per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroon has more iron than pam cooking spray - macaroon has 0.82mg of iron per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
Macaroon has more potassium than pam cooking spray - macaroon has 123mg of potassium per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.
For omega-3 fatty acids, pam cooking spray has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than macaroon per 100 grams.
| Macaroons | PAM Cooking Spray | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.048 G | 7.19 G |
| Total | 0.048 G | 7.19 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, pam cooking spray has more linoleic acid than macaroon per 100 grams.
| Macaroons | PAM Cooking Spray | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.762 G | 14.955 G |
| Total | 0.762 G | 14.955 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Macaroons or PAM Cooking Spray .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Macaroons (Cookie, macaroon) and PAM Cooking Spray (Oil, PAM cooking spray, original) .
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