Chocolate brownie vs. Fig bars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate brownie and fig bars

Chocolate brownie has more copper, vitamin A, selenium, manganese, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, fig bars have more iron and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for chocolate brownie is 31% higher.
Fig bars have a higher glycemic index than chocolate brownie.

Food types used in this article are Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Cookies, fig bars.

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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.

Chocolate brownie

Fig bars

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+96.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+163.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+148.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+112.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+71.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+248.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.6%
Contains more IronIron	+57.6%

~equal in Sodium ~350mg

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.

Chocolate brownie

Fig bars

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1855.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+77.8%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+90.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.3mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.412g	2.772g	44%
Fats	29.1g	7.3g	34%
Saturated fat	7.319g	1.123g	28%
Copper	0.388mg	0.147mg	27%
Cholesterol	73mg	0mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	10.839g	3.003g	20%
Vitamin A	176µg	9µg	19%
Fiber		4.6g	18%
Selenium	11.5µg	3.3µg	15%
Iron	1.84mg	2.9mg	13%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.343mg	11%
Phosphorus	132mg	62mg	10%
Carbs	50.2g	70.9g	7%
Calories	466kcal	348kcal	6%
Magnesium	53mg	27mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.982mg	1.874mg	6%
Protein	6.2g	3.7g	5%
Vitamin K		5.8µg	5%
Zinc	0.97mg	0.39mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Choline		14.6mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.09µg	3%
Folate	29µg	35µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.217mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.364mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.094mg	0.075mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.158mg	1%
Potassium	176mg	207mg	1%
Calcium	57mg	64mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	50.2g	66.3g	N/A
Sugar		46.36g	N/A
Sodium	343mg	350mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.078mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.113mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.132mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.224mg	0%
Lysine	0.283mg	0.14mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.053mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.298mg	0.145mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.155mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.067mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0g	N/A