Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
egg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and egg:
Both egg and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Chocolate syrup has 95% more calories than egg - egg has 143 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate syrup is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to egg per calorie. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for egg, 36:2:62 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Egg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 2% |
| Fat | 4% | 62% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate syrup is high in carbohydrates and egg has 99% less carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - egg has 0.72g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 65.1g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than egg - chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and egg does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and egg has 99% less sugar than chocolate syrup - egg has 0.37g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Egg is an excellent source of protein and it has 498% more protein than chocolate syrup - egg has 12.6g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Chocolate syrup has 5 times less saturated fat than egg - egg has 3.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Both egg and chocolate syrup are low in trans fat - egg has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is high in cholesterol and chocolate syrup has less cholesterol than egg - egg has 372mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and egg contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and egg does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than chocolate syrup - egg has 160ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than chocolate syrup - egg has 82iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Egg and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - egg has 1.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Egg and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Egg has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12. Both chocolate syrup and egg contain significant amounts of niacin.
| Chocolate Syrup | Egg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.04 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.457 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 0.075 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | 1.533 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.17 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 47 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.89 UG |
Egg is a great source of calcium and it has 300% more calcium than chocolate syrup - egg has 56mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Egg and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of iron - egg has 1.8mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of potassium and it has 62% more potassium than egg - egg has 138mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, egg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DHA than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Egg | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.048 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.058 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.007 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 0.113 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, egg has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Egg | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 1.555 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.022 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 1.577 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: Chocolate Syrup (Beverages, chocolate syrup) and Egg (Egg, whole, raw, fresh) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||