Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oats
versus
mozzarella cheese
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oats and mozzarella cheese:
Both oats and mozzarella cheese are high in calories. Oat has 22% more calories than mozzarella cheese - oat has 389 calories per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 318 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oats is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to mozzarella cheese per calorie. Oats has a macronutrient ratio of 17:67:16 and for mozzarella cheese, 27:3:70 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oats | Mozzarella Cheese | |
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Protein | 17% | 27% |
Carbohydrates | 67% | 3% |
Fat | 16% | 70% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Oat is high in carbohydrates and mozzarella cheese has 96% less carbohydrates than oat - oat has 66.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 2.5g of carbohydrates.
Oat is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than mozzarella cheese - oat has 10.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Oat has less sugar than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 1g of sugar per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Both oats and mozzarella cheese are high in protein. Mozzarella cheese has 28% more protein than oat - oat has 16.9g of protein per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 21.6g of protein.
Mozzarella cheese is high in saturated fat and oat has 92% less saturated fat than mozzarella cheese - oat has 1.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 15.6g of saturated fat.
Oat has less cholesterol than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 89mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than oat - mozzarella cheese has 197ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese has more Vitamin D than oat - mozzarella cheese has 18iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese and oats contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - mozzarella cheese has 0.21mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese and oats contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - mozzarella cheese has 2.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oat does not contain significant amounts.
Oat has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and folate, however, mozzarella cheese contains more Vitamin B12. Both oats and mozzarella cheese contain significant amounts of riboflavin and Vitamin B6.
Oats | Mozzarella Cheese | |
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Thiamin | 0.763 MG | 0.016 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.139 MG | 0.27 MG |
Niacin | 0.961 MG | 0.094 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.349 MG | 0.071 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.119 MG | 0.062 MG |
Folate | 56 UG | 8 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.73 UG |
Both oats and mozzarella cheese are high in calcium. Mozzarella cheese has 965% more calcium than oat - oat has 54mg of calcium per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 575mg of calcium.
Oat is an excellent source of iron and it has 22 times more iron than mozzarella cheese - oat has 4.7mg of iron per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 0.2mg of iron.
Oat is an excellent source of potassium and it has 472% more potassium than mozzarella cheese - oat has 429mg of potassium per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 75mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both oats and mozzarella cheese contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Oats | Mozzarella Cheese | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.111 G | 0.212 G |
Total | 0.111 G | 0.212 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, oat has more linoleic acid than mozzarella cheese per 100 grams.
Oats | Mozzarella Cheese | |
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linoleic acid | 2.424 G | 0.566 G |
Total | 2.424 G | 0.566 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Oats (Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Mozzarella Cheese (Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk, low moisture) .
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