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Chocolate milk vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate milk and quinoa different?

  • Chocolate milk is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin D; however, quinoa is richer in manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, folate, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for quinoa is 24% higher.
  • Quinoa has less saturated fat.

Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Quinoa, cooked 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%
Quinoa
Quinoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 5.1% 15% 56% 64% 30% 65% 0.91% 82% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +558.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +392.3%
Contains more IronIron +520.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +195.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +165.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +719.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +47.4%
~equal in Potassium ~172mg

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%
Quinoa
Quinoa
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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% 13% 0% 27% 25% 7.7% 0% 28% 0% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +189.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +229.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +740%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Quinoa DV% diff.
Manganese 0.077mg 0.631mg 24%
Iron 0.24mg 1.49mg 16%
Copper 0.065mg 0.192mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Magnesium 13mg 64mg 12%
Calcium 112mg 17mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.104g 0.231g 9%
Folate 5µg 42µg 9%
Fiber 0.8g 2.8g 8%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Phosphorus 101mg 152mg 7%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.107mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.123mg 6%
Zinc 0.41mg 1.09mg 6%
Vitamin D 51IU 0IU 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 1.078g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.11mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.63mg 4%
Carbs 10.34g 21.3g 4%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 0.412mg 2%
Calories 83kcal 120kcal 2%
Selenium 1.9µg 2.8µg 2%
Protein 3.17g 4.4g 2%
Sodium 60mg 7mg 2%
Fats 3.39g 1.92g 2%
Choline 17mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 0.528g 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 18.5g N/A
Potassium 167mg 172mg 0%
Sugar 9.54g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0.127mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A

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
Quinoa
Quinoa
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4% 2% 21% 72%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 1.92 g
Carbs: 21.3 g
Water: 71.61 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +76.6%
Contains more WaterWater +14.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +106%
~equal in Other ~0.77g

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
Quinoa
Quinoa
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13% 29% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.078 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +769.4%

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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. Quinoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168917/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.