Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
green tea
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and green tea:
Chocolate syrup is high in calories and green tea has 100% less calories than chocolate syrup - green tea has 1 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 heavier in fat compared to green tea per calorie. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for green tea, 100:0:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Green Tea | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 100% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | ~ |
| Fat | 4% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate syrup is high in carbohydrates and green tea has less carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - chocolate syrup has 65.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than green tea - chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and green tea has less sugar than chocolate syrup - chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup has 855% more protein than green tea - green tea has 0.22g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Both chocolate syrup and green tea are low in saturated fat - chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and green tea contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and green tea contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and green tea contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup has more niacin and folate. Both chocolate syrup and green tea contain significant amounts of thiamin and riboflavin.
| Chocolate Syrup | Green Tea | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.007 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.058 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 0.03 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.005 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | ~ |
Chocolate syrup has more calcium than green tea - chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of iron and it has 104 times more iron than green tea - green tea has 0.02mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of potassium and it has 27 times more potassium than green tea - green tea has 8mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg 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: Chocolate Syrup (Beverages, chocolate syrup) and Green Tea (Beverages, tea, green, brewed, regular) .
Chocolate Syrup g
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Green Tea g
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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| G | 5% | sugar | 5% | G | |||
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
| MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
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5% | sodium | 5% |
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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% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 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% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 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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5% | zinc | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||