Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oats
versus
cherry tomato
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oats and cherry tomato:
Oat is high in calories and cherry tomato has 96% less calories than oat - oat has 389 calories per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 16 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oats is lighter in protein, heavier in fat and similar to cherry tomato for carbs. Oats has a macronutrient ratio of 17:67:16 and for cherry tomato, 24:67:9 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oats | Cherry Tomato | |
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Protein | 17% | 24% |
Carbohydrates | 67% | 67% |
Fat | 16% | 9% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Oat is high in carbohydrates and cherry tomato has 95% less carbohydrates than oat - oat has 66.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 3.2g of carbohydrates.
Oat is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 10 times more dietary fiber than cherry tomato - oat has 10.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 0.9g of dietary fiber.
Oat is an excellent source of protein and it has 13 times more protein than cherry tomato - oat has 16.9g of protein per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 1.2g of protein.
Cherry tomato has 47.6 times less saturated fat than oat - oat has 1.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 0.03g of saturated fat.
Cherry tomato is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than oat - cherry tomato has 16mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Cherry tomato has signficantly more Vitamin A than oat - cherry tomato has 75ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat has more thiamin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid. Both oats and cherry tomato contain significant amounts of niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Oats | Cherry Tomato | |
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Thiamin | 0.763 MG | 0.046 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.139 MG | 0.034 MG |
Niacin | 0.961 MG | 0.593 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.349 MG | 0.186 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.119 MG | 0.06 MG |
Folate | 56 UG | 29 UG |
Oat is a great source of calcium and it has 980% more calcium than cherry tomato - oat has 54mg of calcium per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 5mg of calcium.
Oat is an excellent source of iron and it has 904% more iron than cherry tomato - oat has 4.7mg of iron per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 0.47mg of iron.
Both oats and cherry tomato are high in potassium. Oat has 102% more potassium than cherry tomato - oat has 429mg of potassium per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 212mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, oat has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than cherry tomato per 100 grams.
Oats | Cherry Tomato | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.111 G | 0.003 G |
Total | 0.111 G | 0.003 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, oat has more linoleic acid than cherry tomato per 100 grams.
Oats | Cherry Tomato | |
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linoleic acid | 2.424 G | 0.073 G |
Total | 2.424 G | 0.073 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: Oats (Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Cherry Tomato (Tomatoes, orange, raw) .
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