Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oat milk
versus
beets
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oat milk and beets:
Beets and oat milk contain similar amounts of calories - beet has 43 calories per 100 grams and oat milk has 38 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oat milk is lighter in carbs, heavier in fat and similar to beets for protein. Oat milk has a macronutrient ratio of 13:73:14 and for beets, 14:83:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oat Milk | Beets | |
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Protein | 13% | 14% |
Carbohydrates | 73% | 83% |
Fat | 14% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Beets and oat milk contain similar amounts of carbs - beet has 9.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and oat milk has 7.1g of carbohydrates.
Beet is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 250% more dietary fiber than oat milk - beet has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and oat milk has 0.8g of dietary fiber.
Oat milk has 69% less sugar than beet - beet has 6.8g of sugar per 100 grams and oat milk has 2.1g of sugar.
Beets and oat milk contain similar amounts of protein - beet has 1.6g of protein per 100 grams and oat milk has 1.3g of protein.
Both beets and oat milk are low in saturated fat - beet has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Beet has more Vitamin C than oat milk - beet has 4.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Beets and oat milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - beet has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Oat milk has more Vitamin D than beet - oat milk has 33iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and beet does not contain significant amounts.
Beets and oat milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beet has 0.04mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Beets and oat milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beet has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Beet has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, oat milk contains more riboflavin and Vitamin B12.
Oat Milk | Beets | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.031 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.142 MG | 0.04 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 0.334 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.155 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.067 MG |
Folate | ~ | 109 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.38 UG | ~ |
Oat milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 681% more calcium than beet - beet has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and oat milk has 125mg of calcium.
Beet has 167% more iron than oat milk - beet has 0.8mg of iron per 100 grams and oat milk has 0.3mg of iron.
Beet is an excellent source of potassium and it has 829% more potassium than oat milk - beet has 325mg of potassium per 100 grams and oat milk has 35mg 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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||