Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
soy milk
versus
chocolate hazelnut spread
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in soy milk and chocolate hazelnut spread:
Chocolate hazelnut spread is high in calories and soy milk has 92% less calories than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 539 calories per 100 grams and soy milk has 43 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, soy milk is heavier in protein, lighter in fat and similar to chocolate hazelnut spread for carbs. Soy milk has a macronutrient ratio of 24:46:31 and for chocolate hazelnut spread, 4:46:50 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Soy Milk | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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Protein | 24% | 4% |
Carbohydrates | 46% | 46% |
Fat | 31% | 50% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate hazelnut spread is high in carbohydrates and soy milk has 92% less carbohydrates than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 62.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and soy milk has 4.9g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 26 times more dietary fiber than soy milk - chocolate hazelnut spread has 5.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and soy milk has 0.2g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is high in sugar and soy milk has 93% less sugar than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 54.1g of sugar per 100 grams and soy milk has 3.7g of sugar.
Chocolate hazelnut spread has 108% more protein than soy milk - chocolate hazelnut spread has 5.4g of protein per 100 grams and soy milk has 2.6g of protein.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is high in saturated fat and soy milk has 99% less saturated fat than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 28.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and soy milk has 0.21g of saturated fat.
Soy milk has 54 times more Vitamin A than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and soy milk has 55ug of Vitamin A.
Soy milk has more Vitamin D than chocolate hazelnut spread - soy milk has 3.7iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chocolate hazelnut spread does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread has 44 times more Vitamin E than soy milk - chocolate hazelnut spread has 5mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and soy milk has 0.11mg of Vitamin E.
Chocolate hazelnut spread and soy milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate hazelnut spread has 1.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and soy milk has 3ug of Vitamin K.
Chocolate hazelnut spread has more thiamin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6, however, soy milk contains more Vitamin B12. Both soy milk and chocolate hazelnut spread contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin and folate.
Soy Milk | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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Thiamin | 0.029 MG | 0.085 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.184 MG | 0.17 MG |
Niacin | 0.425 MG | 0.427 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.357 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.031 MG | 0.082 MG |
Folate | 9 UG | 14 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.85 UG | 0.27 UG |
Both chocolate hazelnut spread and soy milk are high in calcium. Soy milk has 14% more calcium than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 108mg of calcium per 100 grams and soy milk has 123mg of calcium.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of iron and it has 943% more iron than soy milk - chocolate hazelnut spread has 4.4mg of iron per 100 grams and soy milk has 0.42mg of iron.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of potassium and it has 234% more potassium than soy milk - chocolate hazelnut spread has 407mg of potassium per 100 grams and soy milk has 122mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both soy milk and chocolate hazelnut spread contain small amounts of beta-carotene.
Soy Milk | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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beta-carotene | 2 UG | 1 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 10 UG |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, soy milk has more linoleic acid than chocolate hazelnut spread per 100 grams.
Soy Milk | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
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linoleic acid | 0.584 G | ~ |
other omega 6 | ~ | 1.877 G |
Total | 0.584 G | 1.877 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: Soy Milk (Soy milk, fortified) and Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||