Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
mozzarella cheese
versus
maruchan ramen, chicken
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in mozzarella cheese and maruchan ramen, chicken:
Both mozzarella cheese and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in calories. Maruchan ramen, chicken has 42% more calories than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 318 calories per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 453 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, mozzarella cheese is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to maruchan ramen, chicken per calorie. Mozzarella cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 27:3:70 and for maruchan ramen, chicken, 10:53:37 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Mozzarella Cheese | Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 27% | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 3% | 53% |
| Fat | 70% | 37% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in carbohydrates and mozzarella cheese has 96% less carbohydrates than maruchan ramen, chicken - mozzarella cheese has 2.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 60.9g of carbohydrates.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than mozzarella cheese - maruchan ramen, chicken has 3.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of sugar - mozzarella cheese has 1g of sugar per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.7g of sugar.
Both mozzarella cheese and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in protein. Mozzarella cheese has 97% more protein than maruchan ramen, chicken - mozzarella cheese has 21.6g of protein per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 10.9g of protein.
Both mozzarella cheese and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in saturated fat. Mozzarella cheese has 66% more saturated fat than maruchan ramen, chicken - mozzarella cheese has 15.6g of saturated fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 9.4g of saturated fat.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has less cholesterol than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 89mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin C than mozzarella cheese - maruchan ramen, chicken has 1.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than maruchan ramen, chicken - mozzarella cheese has 197ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese has more Vitamin D than maruchan ramen, chicken - mozzarella cheese has 18iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - mozzarella cheese has 0.21mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - mozzarella cheese has 2.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Mozzarella Cheese | Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.016 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.27 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 0.094 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.071 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.062 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 8 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.73 UG | ~ |
Mozzarella cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 17 times more calcium than maruchan ramen, chicken - mozzarella cheese has 575mg of calcium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 31mg of calcium.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of iron and it has 20 times more iron than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 0.2mg of iron per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.2mg of iron.
Mozzarella cheese has more potassium than maruchan ramen, chicken - mozzarella cheese has 75mg of potassium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken 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: Mozzarella Cheese (Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk, low moisture) and Maruchan Ramen, Chicken (MARUCHAN, INSTANT LUNCH RAMEN NOODLE SOUP, CHIPOTLE CHICKEN) .
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| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||