Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
maruchan ramen, chicken
versus
spam
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in maruchan ramen, chicken and spam:
Both spam and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in calories. Maruchan ramen, chicken has 55% more calories than spam - spam has 293 calories per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 453 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, maruchan ramen, chicken is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to spam per calorie. Maruchan ramen, chicken has a macronutrient ratio of 10:53:37 and for spam, 17:5:78 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | Spam | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 53% | 5% |
| Fat | 37% | 78% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in carbohydrates and spam has 94% less carbohydrates than maruchan ramen, chicken - spam has 3.4g 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 spam - maruchan ramen, chicken has 3.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and spam does not contain significant amounts.
Spam has less sugar than maruchan ramen, chicken - maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.7g of sugar per 100 grams and spam does not contain significant amounts.
Both spam and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in protein. Spam has 14% more protein than maruchan ramen, chicken - spam has 12.5g of protein per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 10.9g of protein.
Both spam and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in saturated fat. Spam is very similar to spam for saturated fat - spam has 8.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 9.4g of saturated fat.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has less cholesterol than spam - spam has 76mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Spam is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 21 times more Vitamin C than maruchan ramen, chicken - spam has 43mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 1.9mg of Vitamin C.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin A than spam - maruchan ramen, chicken has 46.8ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and spam does not contain significant amounts.
Spam has more Vitamin D than maruchan ramen, chicken - spam has 23iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Spam and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - spam has 0.24mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Spam has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | Spam | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.264 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.179 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 3.175 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.283 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.61 UG |
Maruchan ramen, chicken has signficantly more calcium than spam - maruchan ramen, chicken has 31mg of calcium per 100 grams and spam does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of iron and it has 559% more iron than spam - spam has 0.64mg of iron per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.2mg of iron.
Spam is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than maruchan ramen, chicken - spam has 564mg 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: Maruchan Ramen, Chicken (MARUCHAN, INSTANT LUNCH RAMEN NOODLE SOUP, CHIPOTLE CHICKEN) and Spam (Luncheon meat, pork, ham, and chicken, minced, canned, reduced sodium, added ascorbic acid, includes SPAM, 25% less sodium) .
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