Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
mozzarella cheese
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and mozzarella cheese:
Both mozzarella cheese and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Mozzarella cheese has 14% more calories than chocolate syrup - mozzarella cheese has 318 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate syrup is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to mozzarella cheese per calorie. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for mozzarella cheese, 27:3:70 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Mozzarella Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 3% |
| Fat | 4% | 70% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate syrup is high in carbohydrates and mozzarella cheese has 96% less carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - mozzarella cheese has 2.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 65.1g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than mozzarella cheese - chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and mozzarella cheese has 98% less sugar than chocolate syrup - mozzarella cheese has 1g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Mozzarella cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has 929% more protein than chocolate syrup - mozzarella cheese has 21.6g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Mozzarella cheese is high in saturated fat and chocolate syrup has 97% less saturated fat than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 15.6g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Chocolate syrup has less cholesterol than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 89mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and mozzarella cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chocolate syrup has 0.2mg 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 chocolate syrup - mozzarella cheese has 197ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese has more Vitamin D than chocolate syrup - mozzarella cheese has 18iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - mozzarella cheese has 0.21mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Mozzarella cheese and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - mozzarella cheese has 2.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Mozzarella cheese has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both chocolate syrup and mozzarella cheese contain significant amounts of thiamin, niacin and folate.
| Chocolate Syrup | Mozzarella Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.016 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.27 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 0.094 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | 0.071 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.062 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 8 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.73 UG |
Mozzarella cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 40 times more calcium than chocolate syrup - mozzarella cheese has 575mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of iron and it has 955% more iron than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 0.2mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of potassium and it has 199% more potassium than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 75mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg 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,
| Chocolate Syrup | Mozzarella Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 3 UG | ~ |
| beta-carotene | ~ | 63 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, mozzarella cheese has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Mozzarella Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.212 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 0.212 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, mozzarella cheese has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Mozzarella Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 0.566 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 0.566 G |
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: Chocolate Syrup (Beverages, chocolate syrup) and Mozzarella Cheese (Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk, low moisture) .
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||