Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
filet o fish
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and filet o fish:
Both filet o fish and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Filet o fish is very similar to chocolate syrup for calories - filet o fish has 282 calories per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 279 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate syrup is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to filet o fish per calorie. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for filet o fish, 16:37:47 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Filet O Fish | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 37% |
| Fat | 4% | 47% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate syrup is high in carbohydrates and filet o fish has 59% less carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - filet o fish has 26.4g 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 86% more dietary fiber than filet o fish - filet o fish has 1.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and filet o fish has 93% less sugar than chocolate syrup - filet o fish has 3.7g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Filet o fish is a great source of protein and it has 436% more protein than chocolate syrup - filet o fish has 11.3g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Chocolate syrup has 4.4 times less saturated fat than filet o fish - filet o fish has 2.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Both filet o fish and chocolate syrup are low in trans fat - filet o fish has 0.13g of trans fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup has less cholesterol than filet o fish - filet o fish has 32mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Filet o fish and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - filet o fish has 0.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Filet o fish and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - filet o fish has 1.2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Filet o fish and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - filet o fish has 4.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Filet o fish has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Chocolate Syrup | Filet O Fish | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.211 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.13 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 2.22 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 2 UG | 21 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 1.08 UG |
Filet o fish is an excellent source of calcium and it has 757% more calcium than chocolate syrup - filet o fish has 120mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of iron and it has 35% more iron than filet o fish - filet o fish has 1.6mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Both filet o fish and chocolate syrup are high in potassium. Filet o fish is very similar to filet o fish for potassium - filet o fish has 220mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, filet o fish has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA), DHA and EPA than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Filet O Fish | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.639 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.061 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.03 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.005 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 0.735 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, filet o fish has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Filet O Fish | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 5.187 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.006 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 5.193 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 Filet O Fish (McDONALD'S, FILET-O-FISH) .
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||