Macaroons vs. PAM Cooking Spray

Nutrition comparison of Macaroons and PAM Cooking Spray


Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?

We compared the nutritional contents of macaroons versus pam cooking spray (100g each) below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].

For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in macaroons and pam cooking spray:

  • Both pam cooking spray and macaroons are high in calories and saturated fat.
  • Macaroon has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
  • Macaroon is an excellent source of dietary fiber.
Detailed nutritional comparison of macaroons and pam cooking spray is analyzed below. You can also visualize the nutritional comparison for a custom portion or serving size and see how the nutrition compares.

USDA sources for nutritional information: Macaroons (Cookie, macaroon) and PAM Cooking Spray (Oil, PAM cooking spray, original) . Have a correction or suggestions? Shoot us an email.


Calories and Carbs

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Both pam cooking spray and macaroons are high in calories. Pam cooking spray has 72% more calories than macaroon - pam cooking spray has 792 calories per 100 grams and macaroon has 460 calories.

For macronutrient ratios, macaroons is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to pam cooking spray for protein. Macaroons has a macronutrient ratio of 3:53:44 and for pam cooking spray, 0:18:82 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.

Macro Ratios from Calories:

Macaroons PAM Cooking Spray
Protein 3% ~
Carbohydrates 53% 18%
Fat 44% 82%
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carbohydrates

Macaroon is high in carbohydrates and pam cooking spray has 66% less carbohydrates than macaroon - pam cooking spray has 20.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and macaroon has 61.2g of carbohydrates.

dietary fiber

Macaroon is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than pam cooking spray - macaroon has 5.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.

sugar

Macaroon is high in sugar and pam cooking spray has less sugar than macaroon - macaroon has 45.2g of sugar per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.

Protein

protein

Macaroon has 10 times more protein than pam cooking spray - pam cooking spray has 0.26g of protein per 100 grams and macaroon has 3g of protein.

Fat

saturated fat

Both pam cooking spray and macaroons are high in saturated fat. Macaroon has 300% more saturated fat than pam cooking spray - pam cooking spray has 5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and macaroon has 20.1g of saturated fat.

Vitamins

Vitamin E

Macaroons and pam cooking spray contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - macaroon has 0.19mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.

Vitamin K

Macaroons and pam cooking spray contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - macaroon has 1.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.

The B Vitamins

Macaroon has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.

Macaroons PAM Cooking Spray
Thiamin 0.02 MG ~
Riboflavin 0.06 MG ~
Niacin 0.22 MG ~
Vitamin B6 0.096 MG ~
Folate 3 UG ~

Minerals

calcium

Macaroon has more calcium than pam cooking spray - macaroon has 5mg of calcium per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.

iron

Macaroon has more iron than pam cooking spray - macaroon has 0.82mg of iron per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.

potassium

Macaroon has more potassium than pam cooking spray - macaroon has 123mg of potassium per 100 grams and pam cooking spray does not contain significant amounts.

Omega-3 and Omega-6

omega 3s

For omega-3 fatty acids, pam cooking spray has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than macaroon per 100 grams.

Macaroons PAM Cooking Spray
alpha linoleic acid 0.048 G 7.19 G
Total 0.048 G 7.19 G

omega 6s

Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, pam cooking spray has more linoleic acid than macaroon per 100 grams.

Macaroons PAM Cooking Spray
linoleic acid 0.762 G 14.955 G
Total 0.762 G 14.955 G



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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: Macaroons (Cookie, macaroon) and PAM Cooking Spray (Oil, PAM cooking spray, original) .

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FAQ

Does pam cooking spray or macaroons contain more calories in 100 grams?
Both pam cooking spray and macaroons are high in calories. Pam cooking spray has 70% more calories than macaroon - pam cooking spray has 792 calories in 100g and macaroon has 460 calories.

Does pam cooking spray or macaroons have more carbohydrates?
By weight, macaroon is high in carbohydrates and pam cooking spray has 70% fewer carbohydrates than macaroon - pam cooking spray has 20.7g of carbs for 100g and macaroon has 61.2g of carbohydrates.