Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oatmeal
versus
nissin chow noodles, cheddar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oatmeal and nissin chow noodles, cheddar:
Both oatmeal and nissin chow noodles, cheddar are high in calories. Nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 25% more calories than oatmeal - oatmeal has 367 calories per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 460 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oatmeal is heavier in protein, heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to nissin chow noodles, cheddar per calorie. Oatmeal has a macronutrient ratio of 17:69:15 and for nissin chow noodles, cheddar, 12:49:39 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Oatmeal | Nissin Chow Noodles, Cheddar | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 17% | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 69% | 49% |
| Fat | 15% | 39% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both oatmeal and nissin chow noodles, cheddar are high in carbohydrates. Oatmeal has 20% more carbohydrates than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - oatmeal has 67g of total carbs per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 56g of carbohydrates.
Oatmeal is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 390% more dietary fiber than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - oatmeal has 9.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 2g of dietary fiber.
Oatmeal has 7 times less sugar than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - oatmeal has 1g of sugar per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 8g of sugar.
Both oatmeal and nissin chow noodles, cheddar are high in protein. Oatmeal has 14% more protein than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - oatmeal has 16g of protein per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 14g of protein.
Nissin chow noodles, cheddar is high in saturated fat and oatmeal has 88% less saturated fat than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - oatmeal has 1.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 9g of saturated fat.
Oatmeal has less cholesterol than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 10mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Nissin chow noodles, cheddar is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than oatmeal - nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 120.1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Oatmeal has more Vitamin E than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - oatmeal has 0.47mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar does not contain significant amounts.
Oatmeal has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Oatmeal | Nissin Chow Noodles, Cheddar | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.73 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.14 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 0.78 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.12 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 32 UG | ~ |
Both oatmeal and nissin chow noodles, cheddar are high in calcium. Nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 285% more calcium than oatmeal - oatmeal has 52mg of calcium per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 200mg of calcium.
Both oatmeal and nissin chow noodles, cheddar are high in iron. Oatmeal has 17% more iron than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - oatmeal has 4.2mg of iron per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar has 3.6mg of iron.
Oatmeal is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than nissin chow noodles, cheddar - oatmeal has 350mg of potassium per 100 grams and nissin chow noodles, cheddar 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: Oatmeal (Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal Organic, Regular) and Nissin Chow Noodles, Cheddar (NISSIN, CHOW NOODLES, CHEDDAR CHEESE) .
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