Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
condensed milk
versus
caramel
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in condensed milk and caramel:
Both caramel and condensed milk are high in calories. Condensed milk has 49% more calories than caramel - caramel has 216 calories per 100 grams and condensed milk has 321 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, condensed milk is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to caramel per calorie. Condensed milk has a macronutrient ratio of 10:67:24 and for caramel, 2:98:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Condensed Milk | Caramel | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 67% | 98% |
| Fat | 24% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both caramel and condensed milk are high in carbohydrates. Caramel has a little more carbohydrates (5%) than condensed milk by weight - caramel has 57g of total carbs per 100 grams and condensed milk has 54.4g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in caramel and condensed milk are both made of 100% sugar.
Both caramel and condensed milk are high in sugar. Caramel has a little more sugar (5%) than condensed milk by weight - caramel has 57g of sugar per 100 grams and condensed milk has 54.4g of sugar.
Condensed milk has signficantly more protein than caramel - caramel has 1.2g of protein per 100 grams and condensed milk has 7.9g of protein.
Condensed milk is high in saturated fat and caramel has less saturated fat than condensed milk - condensed milk has 5.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Caramel has less cholesterol than condensed milk - condensed milk has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Caramel and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - caramel has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and condensed milk has 2.6mg of Vitamin C.
Condensed milk has 289% more Vitamin A than caramel - caramel has 19ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and condensed milk has 74ug of Vitamin A.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin D than caramel - condensed milk has 6iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Caramel and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - caramel has 0.05mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.16mg of Vitamin E.
Condensed milk and caramel contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - condensed milk has 0.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Condensed Milk | Caramel | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.09 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.416 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 0.21 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.75 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.051 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 11 UG | 2 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.44 UG | 0.18 UG |
Both caramel and condensed milk are high in calcium. Condensed milk has 480% more calcium than caramel - caramel has 49mg of calcium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 284mg of calcium.
Condensed milk has more iron than caramel - condensed milk has 0.19mg of iron per 100 grams and caramel does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk is an excellent source of potassium and it has 462% more potassium than caramel - caramel has 66mg of potassium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 371mg of potassium.
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: Condensed Milk (Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened) and Caramel (Toppings, butterscotch or caramel) .
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