Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
semisweet chocolate
versus
maruchan ramen, chicken
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in semisweet chocolate and maruchan ramen, chicken:
Both semisweet chocolate and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in calories. Semisweet chocolate has 14% more calories than maruchan ramen, chicken - semisweet chocolate has 517 calories per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 453 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, semisweet chocolate is lighter in protein, heavier in fat and similar to maruchan ramen, chicken for carbs. Semisweet chocolate has a macronutrient ratio of 3:51:46 and for maruchan ramen, chicken, 10:53:37 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Semisweet Chocolate | Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 51% | 53% |
| Fat | 46% | 37% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both semisweet chocolate and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in carbohydrates. Semisweet chocolate has a little more carbohydrates (8%) than maruchan ramen, chicken by weight - semisweet chocolate has 66g of total carbs per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 60.9g of carbohydrates.
Both semisweet chocolate and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in dietary fiber. Semisweet chocolate has 116% more dietary fiber than maruchan ramen, chicken - semisweet chocolate has 6.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 3.1g of dietary fiber.
Semisweet chocolate is high in sugar and maruchan ramen, chicken has 91% less sugar than semisweet chocolate - semisweet chocolate has 53.1g 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 146% more protein than semisweet chocolate - semisweet chocolate has 4.4g of protein per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 10.9g of protein.
Both semisweet chocolate and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in saturated fat. Semisweet chocolate has 67% more saturated fat than maruchan ramen, chicken - semisweet chocolate has 15.6g of saturated fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 9.4g of saturated fat.
Both semisweet chocolate and maruchan ramen, chicken are low in trans fat - semisweet chocolate has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Both semisweet chocolate and maruchan ramen, chicken are low in cholesterol - semisweet chocolate has 3mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin C than semisweet chocolate - maruchan ramen, chicken has 1.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and semisweet chocolate does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin A than semisweet chocolate - maruchan ramen, chicken has 46.8ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and semisweet chocolate does not contain significant amounts.
Semisweet chocolate and maruchan ramen, chicken contain similar amounts of calcium - semisweet chocolate has 34mg of calcium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 31mg of calcium.
Both semisweet chocolate and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in iron. Maruchan ramen, chicken has 45% more iron than semisweet chocolate - semisweet chocolate has 2.9mg of iron per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.2mg of iron.
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: Semisweet Chocolate (Baking chocolate, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Semisweet Chocolate Mini Baking Bits) and Maruchan Ramen, Chicken (MARUCHAN, INSTANT LUNCH RAMEN NOODLE SOUP, CHIPOTLE CHICKEN) .
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