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Candy bar vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between candy bar and cocoa bean

  • Candy bar has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin E; however, cocoa bean is higher in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Candy bar covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 11760% more than cocoa bean.
  • Candy bar has 41 times more vitamin E than cocoa bean. While candy bar has 4.1mg of vitamin E, cocoa bean has only 0.1mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, peanut bar and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali.

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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 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +332.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +516.5%
Contains more IronIron +1500%
Contains more CopperCopper +366%
Contains more ZincZinc +61.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +180.9%

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 0% 0% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
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% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +226.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +129561%
Contains more FolateFolate +134.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Candy bar Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 0.118mg 11760%
Copper 0.774mg 3.607mg 315%
Iron 0.97mg 15.52mg 182%
Manganese 1.243mg 3.737mg 108%
Fiber 4.1g 29.8g 103%
Magnesium 110mg 476mg 87%
Polyunsaturated fat 10.65g 0.42g 68%
Potassium 407mg 2509mg 62%
Phosphorus 308mg 728mg 60%
Vitamin B3 7.922mg 2.4mg 35%
Fats 33.7g 13.1g 32%
Monounsaturated fat 16.721g 4.39g 31%
Vitamin E 4.1mg 0.1mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.46mg 25%
Zinc 3.94mg 6.37mg 22%
Caffeine 0mg 78mg 20%
Calories 522kcal 220kcal 15%
Selenium 4.7µg 13.2µg 15%
Saturated fat 4.678g 7.76g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.83mg 0.254mg 12%
Folate 75µg 32µg 11%
Sodium 156mg 19mg 6%
Protein 15.5g 18.1g 5%
Carbs 47.4g 58.3g 4%
Calcium 78mg 111mg 3%
Choline 29.4mg 11.4mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.11mg 1%
Net carbs 43.3g 28.5g N/A
Sugar 42.22g 1.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 0.312mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +157.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23%
Contains more WaterWater +68.8%
Contains more OtherOther +333.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +280.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2435.7%

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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. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/nutrients
  2. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.