Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
worcestershire sauce
versus
chocolate ice cream
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in worcestershire sauce and chocolate ice cream:
Chocolate ice cream is high in calories and worcestershire sauce has 64% less calories than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 216 calories per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce has 77 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, worcestershire sauce is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chocolate ice cream per calorie. Worcestershire sauce has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for chocolate ice cream, 7:50:44 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Worcestershire Sauce | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Protein | ~ | 7% |
Carbohydrates | 100% | 50% |
Fat | ~ | 44% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Worcestershire sauce has 32% less carbohydrates than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 28.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce has 19.2g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate ice cream has more dietary fiber than worcestershire sauce - chocolate ice cream has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream is high in sugar and worcestershire sauce has 60% less sugar than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 25.4g of sugar per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce has 10g of sugar.
Chocolate ice cream has more protein than worcestershire sauce - chocolate ice cream has 3.8g of protein per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream is high in saturated fat and worcestershire sauce has less saturated fat than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Worcestershire sauce has less cholesterol than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Worcestershire sauce is a great source of Vitamin C and it has 17 times more Vitamin C than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce has 13mg of Vitamin C.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 22 times more Vitamin A than worcestershire sauce - chocolate ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce has 5ug of Vitamin A.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin D than worcestershire sauce - chocolate ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream and worcestershire sauce contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chocolate ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce has 0.08mg of Vitamin E.
Chocolate ice cream and worcestershire sauce contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce has 1ug of Vitamin K.
Worcestershire sauce has more niacin, however, chocolate ice cream contains more pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both worcestershire sauce and chocolate ice cream contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and folate.
Worcestershire Sauce | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Thiamin | 0.07 MG | 0.042 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.13 MG | 0.194 MG |
Niacin | 0.7 MG | 0.226 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.554 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.055 MG |
Folate | 8 UG | 16 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.29 UG |
Both chocolate ice cream and worcestershire sauce are high in calcium. Chocolate ice cream is very similar to worcestershire sauce for calcium - chocolate ice cream has 109mg of calcium per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce has 107mg of calcium.
Worcestershire sauce is an excellent source of iron and it has 470% more iron than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 0.93mg of iron per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce has 5.3mg of iron.
Both chocolate ice cream and worcestershire sauce are high in potassium. Worcestershire sauce has 221% more potassium than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 249mg of potassium per 100 grams and worcestershire sauce has 800mg 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,
Worcestershire Sauce | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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beta-carotene | 43 UG | 19 UG |
alpha-carotene | 1 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 48 UG | ~ |
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: Worcestershire Sauce (Sauce, worcestershire) and Chocolate Ice Cream (Ice creams, chocolate) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 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% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 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 | |||