Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
maruchan ramen, chicken
versus
romaine lettuce
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in maruchan ramen, chicken and romaine lettuce:
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in calories and romaine lettuce has 96% less calories than maruchan ramen, chicken - romaine lettuce has 17 calories per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 453 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, maruchan ramen, chicken is lighter in protein, lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to romaine lettuce per calorie. Maruchan ramen, chicken has a macronutrient ratio of 10:53:37 and for romaine lettuce, 26:65:10 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | Romaine Lettuce | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 53% | 65% |
| Fat | 37% | 10% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in carbohydrates and romaine lettuce has 95% less carbohydrates than maruchan ramen, chicken - romaine lettuce has 3.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 60.9g of carbohydrates.
Both romaine lettuce and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in dietary fiber. Maruchan ramen, chicken has 48% more dietary fiber than romaine lettuce - romaine lettuce has 2.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 3.1g of dietary fiber.
Romaine lettuce and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of sugar - romaine lettuce has 1.2g of sugar per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.7g of sugar.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is a great source of protein and it has 789% more protein than romaine lettuce - romaine lettuce has 1.2g of protein per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 10.9g of protein.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in saturated fat and romaine lettuce has 100% less saturated fat than maruchan ramen, chicken - romaine lettuce has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 9.4g of saturated fat.
Romaine lettuce and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - romaine lettuce has 4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 1.9mg of Vitamin C.
Romaine lettuce is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than maruchan ramen, chicken - romaine lettuce has 436ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Romaine lettuce and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - romaine lettuce has 0.13mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Romaine lettuce is a great source of Vitamin K and it has more Vitamin K than maruchan ramen, chicken - romaine lettuce has 102.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Romaine lettuce has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | Romaine Lettuce | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.072 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.067 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.313 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.142 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.074 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 136 UG |
Romaine lettuce and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of calcium - romaine lettuce has 33mg of calcium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 31mg of calcium.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of iron and it has 335% more iron than romaine lettuce - romaine lettuce has 0.97mg of iron per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.2mg of iron.
Romaine lettuce is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than maruchan ramen, chicken - romaine lettuce has 247mg of potassium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken 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: Maruchan Ramen, Chicken (MARUCHAN, INSTANT LUNCH RAMEN NOODLE SOUP, CHIPOTLE CHICKEN) and Romaine Lettuce (Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw) .
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| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||