Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate syrup
versus
parmesan cheese
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate syrup and parmesan cheese:
Both parmesan cheese and chocolate syrup are high in calories. Parmesan cheese has 41% more calories than chocolate syrup - parmesan cheese has 392 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 parmesan cheese per calorie. Chocolate syrup has a macronutrient ratio of 3:93:4 and for parmesan cheese, 38:3:59 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Syrup | Parmesan Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 93% | 3% |
| Fat | 4% | 59% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate syrup is high in carbohydrates and parmesan cheese has 95% less carbohydrates than chocolate syrup - parmesan cheese has 3.2g 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 parmesan cheese - chocolate syrup has 2.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and parmesan cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup is high in sugar and parmesan cheese has 100% less sugar than chocolate syrup - parmesan cheese has 0.11g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 49.7g of sugar.
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has 16 times more protein than chocolate syrup - parmesan cheese has 35.8g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1g of protein.
Parmesan cheese is high in saturated fat and chocolate syrup has 97% less saturated fat than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 14.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.52g of saturated fat.
Chocolate syrup has less cholesterol than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 68mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate syrup and parmesan cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chocolate syrup has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and parmesan cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than chocolate syrup - parmesan cheese has 207ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese has more Vitamin D than chocolate syrup - parmesan cheese has 19iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and chocolate syrup does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - parmesan cheese has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Parmesan cheese and chocolate syrup contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - parmesan cheese has 1.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Parmesan cheese has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both chocolate syrup and parmesan cheese contain significant amounts of niacin and folate.
| Chocolate Syrup | Parmesan Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.009 MG | 0.039 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.332 MG |
| Niacin | 0.322 MG | 0.271 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.013 MG | 0.453 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.006 MG | 0.091 MG |
| Folate | 2 UG | 7 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 1.2 UG |
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 83 times more calcium than chocolate syrup - parmesan cheese has 1184mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 14mg of calcium.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of iron and it has 157% more iron than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 0.82mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 2.1mg of iron.
Chocolate syrup is a great source of potassium and it has 143% more potassium than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 92mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate syrup has 224mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
| Chocolate Syrup | Parmesan Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| lutein + zeaxanthin | 3 UG | ~ |
| beta-carotene | ~ | 66 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, parmesan cheese has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Parmesan Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.297 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 0.297 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, parmesan cheese has more linoleic acid than chocolate syrup per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Syrup | Parmesan Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.024 G | 0.272 G |
| Total | 0.024 G | 0.272 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 Parmesan Cheese (Cheese, parmesan, hard) .
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| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||