Butter vs. Hot chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and hot chocolate

Butter has more fats, vitamin A, and vitamin E; however, hot chocolate is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, copper, and calcium.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 245% more than hot chocolate.
Hot chocolate has 77 times less vitamin E than butter. Butter has 2.32mg of vitamin E, while hot chocolate has 0.03mg.
Hot chocolate contains less saturated fat.
Hot chocolate has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of hot chocolate is 51, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Hot chocolate

Contains less SodiumSodium

-75%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+720.8%
Contains more IronIron	+2000%
Contains more CopperCopper	+543.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+337.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+170%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Hot chocolate

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1241.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+7633.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3400%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+435.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+198.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+188.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	1.431g	223%
Fats	81.11g	2.34g	121%
Vitamin A	684µg	51µg	70%
Cholesterol	215mg	8mg	69%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	0.677g	57%
Calories	717kcal	77kcal	32%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.084g	20%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g		20%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.03mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.49µg	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g		13%
Phosphorus	24mg	105mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.182mg	11%
Copper	0.016mg	0.103mg	10%
Calcium	24mg	114mg	9%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	45 IU	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.1µg	6%
Vitamin K	7µg	0.2µg	6%
Protein	0.85g	3.52g	5%
Magnesium	2mg	23mg	5%
Potassium	24mg	197mg	5%
Iron	0.02mg	0.42mg	5%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.63mg	5%
Carbs	0.06g	10.74g	4%
Fiber	0g	1g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.328mg	4%
Selenium	1µg	2.7µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.039mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.04mg	3%
Sodium	11mg	44mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.133mg	1%
Folate	3µg	5µg	1%
Choline	18.8mg	15.6mg	1%
Caffeine	0mg	2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	219kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	130g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.53	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	9.74g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	9.66g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg	0.013mg	0%
Trans fat		0.078g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.037mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.095mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.169mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	0.305mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.15mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.201mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.067mg	0%
Fructose		0.01g	0%