What this tool does
You name two foods with amounts. Each side is matched and totaled, then shown together. The useful question is protein per calorie or fiber per serving — not which name sounds more virtuous.
How it works
Each textarea is parsed like a tiny meal. If you write “eggs” versus “oatmeal” with no amounts, the model will invent servings and the comparison is theater. Put grams, pieces, or cups on both sides.
How to interpret the result
A 200 kcal food with 25 g protein beats a 200 kcal food with 4 g protein if protein was the job. If the job was fueling a long run, the oatmeal side can win. This page does not pick a winner unless you said what “better” means.
Example
170 g plain nonfat Greek yogurt (~100 kcal, ~17 g protein) versus one large banana (~105 kcal, ~1 g protein) is a protein contest yogurt wins. Versus 30 g almonds (~170 kcal, ~6 g protein, more fat) the yogurt still wins protein-per-calorie; the almonds win if you needed crunch and staying power.
Common mistakes
- Comparing 1 cup of rice to 100 g of chicken and calling rice “worse.”
- Leaving units off so both sides become mystery portions.
- Comparing a cooked weight to a dry weight.
- Using this as a vitamin panel. It is macros and calories.
When this estimate may be off
- Fortified products and bars with proprietary blends.
- Restaurant items with no public recipe.
- One side is a brand, the other is a generic USDA row.
- You wanted micronutrients, not energy and macros.