Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
caramel
versus
molasses
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in caramel and molasses:
Both molasses and caramel are high in calories. Molass has 34% more calories than caramel - molass has 290 calories per 100 grams and caramel has 216 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, caramel is similar to molasses for protein, carbs and fat. Caramel has a macronutrient ratio of 2:98:0 and for molasses, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Caramel | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 2% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 98% | 100% |
| Fat | ~ | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both molasses and caramel are high in carbohydrates. Molass has 31% more carbohydrates than caramel - molass has 74.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and caramel has 57g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in molasses and caramel are both made of 100% sugar.
Both molasses and caramel are high in sugar. Molass has 31% more sugar than caramel - molass has 74.7g of sugar per 100 grams and caramel has 57g of sugar.
Caramel has more protein than molass - caramel has 1.2g of protein per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Both molasses and caramel are low in saturated fat - molass has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Caramel and molasses contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - caramel has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Caramel has more Vitamin A than molass - caramel has 19ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Caramel and molasses contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - caramel has 0.05mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Molass has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6, however, caramel contains more folate and Vitamin B12.
| Caramel | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.041 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.002 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.93 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.804 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.67 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.18 UG | ~ |
Both molasses and caramel are high in calcium. Molass has 318% more calcium than caramel - molass has 205mg of calcium per 100 grams and caramel has 49mg of calcium.
Molass is an excellent source of iron and it has more iron than caramel - molass has 4.7mg of iron per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Molass is an excellent source of potassium and it has 21 times more potassium than caramel - molass has 1464mg of potassium per 100 grams and caramel has 66mg of potassium.
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.
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 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% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||