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 fats; 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 3 times more vitamin B3 than cocoa bean. While candy bar has 7.922mg of vitamin B3, cocoa bean has only 2.4mg.

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

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.

Candy bar

Cocoa bean

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

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.

Candy bar

Cocoa bean

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 Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+228.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.11mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			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%
Protein per 100 calories	3g	8.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	337kcal	122kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.9	0.62	N/A
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%