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Chocolate milk vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate milk and candy bar different?

  • Chocolate milk is higher in vitamin B12; however, candy bar is richer in vitamin B6, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin E, magnesium, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for candy bar is 11766% higher.

Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Candies, peanut bar are the varieties used in this article.

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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% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +746.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.7%
Contains more IronIron +304.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1090.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +861%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1514.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +147.4%

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +170.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6237.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +181.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +382400%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +72.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Candy bar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 153mg 11766%
Copper 0.065mg 0.774mg 79%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 10.65g 70%
Manganese 0.077mg 1.243mg 51%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 7.922mg 49%
Fats 3.39g 33.7g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 16.721g 39%
Zinc 0.41mg 3.94mg 32%
Phosphorus 101mg 308mg 30%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 4.1mg 27%
Protein 3.17g 15.5g 25%
Magnesium 13mg 110mg 23%
Calories 83kcal 522kcal 22%
Folate 5µg 75µg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Fiber 0.8g 4.1g 13%
Saturated fat 2.104g 4.678g 12%
Carbs 10.34g 47.4g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.83mg 11%
Iron 0.24mg 0.97mg 9%
Potassium 167mg 407mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 0IU 6%
Selenium 1.9µg 4.7µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.1mg 5%
Sodium 60mg 156mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Calcium 112mg 78mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.14mg 2%
Choline 17mg 29.4mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 9.54g 42.22g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0.385mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +5043.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +389%
Contains more FatsFats +894.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +358.4%
Contains more OtherOther +125%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1589%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8488.7%

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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. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/nutrients
  2. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/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.