Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
figs
versus
whey protein powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in figs and whey protein powder:
Whey protein powder is high in calories and fig has 79% less calories than whey protein powder - fig has 74 calories per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 352 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, figs is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and similar to whey protein powder for fat. Figs has a macronutrient ratio of 4:93:3 and for whey protein powder, 89:7:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Figs | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 4% | 89% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 7% |
| Fat | 3% | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Whey protein powder has 67% less carbohydrates than fig - fig has 19.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 6.3g of carbohydrates.
Both figs and whey protein powder are high in dietary fiber. Fig is very similar to fig for dietary fiber - fig has 2.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 3.1g of dietary fiber.
Whey protein powder has signficantly less sugar than fig - fig has 16.3g 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 103 times more protein than fig - fig has 0.75g of protein per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 78.1g of protein.
Both figs and whey protein powder are low in saturated fat - fig has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 0.78g of saturated fat.
Fig has less cholesterol than whey protein powder - whey protein powder has 16mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and fig does not contain significant amounts.
Fig has more Vitamin C than whey protein powder - fig has 2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Fig has more Vitamin A than whey protein powder - fig has 7ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Figs and whey protein powder contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - fig has 0.11mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and whey protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Figs and whey protein powder contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - fig has 4.7ug 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, folate and Vitamin B12, however, fig contains more pantothenic acid.
| Figs | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.06 MG | 0.609 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 2.017 MG |
| Niacin | 0.4 MG | 1.136 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.3 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.113 MG | 0.607 MG |
| Folate | 6 UG | 33 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 2.45 UG |
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 12 times more calcium than fig - fig has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 469mg of calcium.
Whey protein powder has 205% more iron than fig - fig has 0.37mg of iron per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 1.1mg of iron.
Both figs and whey protein powder are high in potassium. Whey protein powder has 116% more potassium than fig - fig has 232mg of potassium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 500mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both figs and whey protein powder contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
| Figs | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.144 G | 0.264 G |
| Total | 0.144 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: Figs (Figs, raw) and Whey Protein Powder (Protein powder, whey based, NFS) .
Figs 64g
(
large
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Whey Protein Powder 26g
(
scoop, NFS
)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47KCAL 2% |
|
5% | calories | 96% |
|
92KCAL 5% | |
| 12G 5% |
|
650% | carbohydrates | 5% |
|
1.6G 1% | |
| 1.9G 7% |
|
135% | dietary fiber | 5% |
|
0.81G 3% | |
| 10G | >999% | sugar | 5% | ||||
| 0.19G 0.3% |
|
5% | total fat | 116% |
|
0.41G 1% | |
| 0.04G 0.2% |
|
5% | saturated fat | 399% |
|
0.2G 1% | |
| 0.04G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | 0.04G | |||
| 0.09G | 12% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.08G | |||
| 5% | cholesterol | >999% | 4.2MG | ||||
|
|
5% | sodium | >999% |
|
41MG 3% | ||
| 5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
| 4.5UG 1% |
|
>999% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
||
| 1.3MG 2% |
|
>999% | Vitamin C | 5% |
|
||
| 22MG 2% |
|
5% | calcium | 455% |
|
122MG 12% | |
| 0.24MG 1% |
|
5% | iron | 21% |
|
0.29MG 2% | |
| 11MG 4% |
|
5% | magnesium | 364% |
|
51MG 16% | |
| 148MG 7% |
|
14% | potassium | 5% |
|
130MG 6% | |
| 0.04MG 4% |
|
5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 299% |
|
0.16MG 14% | |
| 0.03MG 3% |
|
5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | >999% |
|
0.52MG 48% | |
| 0.26MG 2% |
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 15% |
|
0.3MG 2% | |
| 0.07MG 6% |
|
5% | Vitamin B6 | 128% |
|
0.16MG 12% | |
| 0.19MG 4% |
|
>999% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
||
| 3.8UG 1% |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | 126% |
|
8.6UG 2% | |
|
|
5% | Vitamin B12 | >999% |
|
0.64UG 27% | ||
| 0.07MG 1% |
|
>999% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
||
| 3UG 3% |
|
>999% | Vitamin K | 5% |
|
||
| 0.48G 1% |
|
5% | protein | >999% |
|
20G 41% | |
| 3MG 1% |
|
5% | choline | >999% |
|
58MG 14% | |
| 0.04MG 4% |
|
297% | copper | 5% |
|
0.01MG 1% | |
| 0.08MG 5% |
|
>999% | manganese | 5% |
|
||
| 9MG 1% |
|
5% | phosphorus | >999% |
|
343MG 49% | |
| 0.13UG 0.2% |
|
5% | selenium | >999% |
|
6.9UG 13% | |
| 0.1MG 1% |
|
5% | zinc | >999% |
|
1.6MG 20% | |
| 51G | >999% | Water | 5% | 0.89G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, Vitamin D, biotin (Vit B7), trans fat. |
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