Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
celery
versus
whey protein powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in celery and whey protein powder:
Whey protein powder is high in calories and celery has 96% less calories than whey protein powder - celery has 14 calories per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 352 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, celery is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and heavier in fat compared to whey protein powder per calorie. Celery has a macronutrient ratio of 17:72:11 and for whey protein powder, 89:7:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Celery | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 17% | 89% |
| Carbohydrates | 72% | 7% |
| Fat | 11% | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Celery and whey protein powder contain similar amounts of carbs - celery has 3g of total carbs per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 6.3g of carbohydrates.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 94% more dietary fiber than celery - celery has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 3.1g of dietary fiber.
Whey protein powder has less sugar than celery - celery has 1.3g of sugar per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 112 times more protein than celery - celery has 0.69g of protein per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 78.1g of protein.
Both celery and whey protein powder are low in saturated fat - celery has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 0.78g of saturated fat.
Celery has less cholesterol than whey protein powder - whey protein powder has 16mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and celery does not contain significant amounts.
Celery has more Vitamin C than whey protein powder - celery has 3.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Celery has more Vitamin A than whey protein powder - celery has 22ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Celery and whey protein powder contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - celery has 0.27mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Celery has more Vitamin K than whey protein powder - celery has 29.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Whey protein powder has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, celery contains more pantothenic acid. Both celery and whey protein powder contain significant amounts of folate.
| Celery | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.021 MG | 0.609 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.057 MG | 2.017 MG |
| Niacin | 0.32 MG | 1.136 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.246 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.074 MG | 0.607 MG |
| Folate | 36 UG | 33 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 2.45 UG |
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 10 times more calcium than celery - celery has 40mg of calcium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 469mg of calcium.
Whey protein powder has 465% more iron than celery - celery has 0.2mg of iron per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 1.1mg of iron.
Both celery and whey protein powder are high in potassium. Whey protein powder has 92% more potassium than celery - celery has 260mg of potassium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 500mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, whey protein powder has more linoleic acid than celery per 100 grams.
| Celery | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.079 G | 0.264 G |
| Total | 0.079 G | 0.264 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: Celery (Celery, raw) and Whey Protein Powder (Protein powder, whey based, NFS) .
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