Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
margarine
versus
peas
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in margarine and peas:
Margarine is high in calories and pea has 89% less calories than margarine - pea has 81 calories per 100 grams and margarine has 717 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, margarine is much lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to peas per calorie. Margarine has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for peas, 26:70:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Margarine | Peas | |
---|---|---|
Protein | ~ | 26% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 70% |
Fat | 100% | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Margarine has 19.6 times less carbohydrates than pea - pea has 14.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and margarine has 0.7g of carbohydrates.
Pea is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than margarine - pea has 5.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and margarine does not contain significant amounts.
Margarine has less sugar than pea - pea has 5.7g of sugar per 100 grams and margarine does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has 32 times more protein than margarine - pea has 5.4g of protein per 100 grams and margarine has 0.16g of protein.
Margarine is high in saturated fat and pea has 100% less saturated fat than margarine - pea has 0.07g of saturated fat per 100 grams and margarine has 15.2g of saturated fat.
Margarine is high in trans fat and pea has less trans fat than margarine - margarine has 14.9g of trans fat per 100 grams and pea does not contain significant amounts.
Pea is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 199 times more Vitamin C than margarine - pea has 40mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and margarine has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Margarine is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 20 times more Vitamin A than pea - pea has 38ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and margarine has 819ug of Vitamin A.
Margarine is a great source of Vitamin E and it has 68 times more Vitamin E than pea - pea has 0.13mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and margarine has 9mg of Vitamin E.
Margarine has 275% more Vitamin K than pea - pea has 24.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and margarine has 93ug of Vitamin K.
Pea has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, margarine contains more Vitamin B12.
Margarine | Peas | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.01 MG | 0.266 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.037 MG | 0.132 MG |
Niacin | 0.023 MG | 2.09 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.104 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.009 MG | 0.169 MG |
Folate | 1 UG | 65 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.1 UG | ~ |
Pea has 733% more calcium than margarine - pea has 25mg of calcium per 100 grams and margarine has 3mg of calcium.
Pea has signficantly more iron than margarine - pea has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and margarine has 0.06mg of iron.
Pea is a great source of potassium and it has 12 times more potassium than margarine - pea has 244mg of potassium per 100 grams and margarine has 18mg 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, both margarine and peas contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Margarine | Peas | |
---|---|---|
beta-carotene | 610 UG | 449 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 21 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 2477 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, margarine has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than pea per 100 grams.
Margarine | Peas | |
---|---|---|
alpha linoleic acid | 2.04 G | 0.035 G |
DPA | 0.006 G | ~ |
Total | 2.046 G | 0.035 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, margarine has more linoleic acid than pea per 100 grams.
Margarine | Peas | |
---|---|---|
other omega 6 | 0.001 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 22.252 G | 0.152 G |
Total | 22.253 G | 0.152 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 Margarine or Peas .
Margarine 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Peas 100g
(
100 g
)
|
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
717KCAL 36% |
|
785% | calories | 5% |
|
81KCAL 4% | |
0.7G 0.3% |
|
5% | carbohydrates | >999% |
|
14G 6% | |
|
5% | dietary fiber | >999% |
|
5.7G 23% | ||
5% | sugar | >999% | 5.7G | ||||
81G 126% |
|
>999% | total fat | 5% |
|
0.4G 1% | |
15G 84% |
|
>999% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
0.07G 0.4% | |
39G | >999% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | 0.04G | |||
24G | >999% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.19G | |||
15G | >999% | trans fat | 5% | ||||
751MG 50% |
|
>999% | sodium | 5% |
|
5MG 0.3% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
819UG 117% |
|
>999% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
38UG 5% | |
0.2MG 0.3% |
|
5% | Vitamin C | >999% |
|
40MG 53% | |
3MG 0.3% |
|
5% | calcium | 733% |
|
25MG 3% | |
0.06MG 0.3% |
|
5% | iron | >999% |
|
1.5MG 8% | |
3MG 1% |
|
5% | magnesium | >999% |
|
33MG 11% | |
18MG 1% |
|
5% | potassium | >999% |
|
244MG 11% | |
0.01MG 1% |
|
5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | >999% |
|
0.27MG 24% | |
0.04MG 3% |
|
5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 224% |
|
0.13MG 12% | |
0.02MG 0.2% |
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | >999% |
|
2.1MG 15% | |
0.01MG 1% |
|
5% | Vitamin B6 | >999% |
|
0.17MG 13% | |
|
5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | >999% |
|
0.1MG 2% | ||
1UG 0.3% |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | >999% |
|
65UG 16% | |
0.1UG 4% |
|
>999% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
|
||
9MG 60% |
|
>999% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
0.13MG 1% | |
93UG 103% |
|
272% | Vitamin K | 5% |
|
25UG 28% | |
0.16G 0.3% |
|
5% | protein | >999% |
|
5.4G 11% | |
12MG 3% |
|
5% | choline | 133% |
|
28MG 7% | |
|
5% | copper | >999% |
|
0.18MG 15% | ||
|
5% | manganese | >999% |
|
0.41MG 23% | ||
5MG 1% |
|
5% | phosphorus | >999% |
|
108MG 15% | |
|
5% | selenium | >999% |
|
1.8UG 3% | ||
|
5% | zinc | >999% |
|
1.2MG 16% | ||
17G | 5% | Water | 365% | 79G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, Vitamin D, biotin (Vit B7), cholesterol. |