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Barbecue sauce vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between barbecue sauce and chocolate

  • Chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, and potassium than barbecue sauce.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 106% more.
  • Barbecue sauce contains 43 times more sodium than chocolate. Barbecue sauce contains 1027mg of sodium, while chocolate contains 24mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, barbecue and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1023.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +69.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +140.9%
Contains more IronIron +1153.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1327.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1082.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +930%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1026.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +130.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.025mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barbecue sauce Chocolate DV% diff.
Copper 0.072mg 1.028mg 106%
Iron 0.64mg 8.02mg 92%
Saturated fat 0.045g 18.519g 84%
Manganese 0.126mg 1.419mg 56%
Fats 0.63g 31.28g 47%
Sodium 1027mg 24mg 44%
Magnesium 13mg 146mg 32%
Phosphorus 20mg 206mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 9.54g 24%
Fiber 0.9g 7g 24%
Calories 172kcal 546kcal 19%
Fructose 14.17g 0g 18%
Zinc 0.17mg 2.01mg 17%
Caffeine 0mg 43mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.23µg 10%
Potassium 232mg 559mg 10%
Protein 0.82g 4.88g 8%
Carbs 40.77g 61.17g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 1.092g 7%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 8.1µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.042mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.164mg 0.297mg 3%
Selenium 1.3µg 3µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.54mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 56mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.597mg 0.725mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 2µg 1%
Folate 2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Net carbs 39.87g 54.17g N/A
Sugar 33.24g 47.9g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.056mg 0.05mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.112g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +5540.2%
Contains more OtherOther +80.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +495.1%
Contains more FatsFats +4865.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11534.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +981.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 49% 42%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 2.68 g
Glucose: 16.39 g
Fructose: 14.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
97% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 46.25 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 1.65 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1625.7%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients
  2. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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