Chocolate pudding vs. Custard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chocolate pudding and custard

Chocolate pudding has more phosphorus, while custard has more vitamin B12, vitamin B5, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Chocolate pudding covers your daily need for phosphorus, 15% more than custard.
Chocolate pudding contains 3 times more sodium than custard. While chocolate pudding contains 284mg of sodium, custard contains only 84mg.
Custard has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of custard is 35, while the glycemic index of chocolate pudding is 51.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk and Egg custards, dry mix, prepared with whole milk.

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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 pudding

Custard

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more IronIron	+17.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+126.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+83.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+785.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+160.9%

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.

Chocolate pudding

Custard

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+700%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+13%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+49.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+155.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	238mg	130mg	15%
Cholesterol	6mg	51mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.52µg	9%
Sodium	284mg	84mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.274mg	0.699mg	9%
Selenium	2.3µg	6µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.147mg	0.22mg	6%
Copper	0.068mg	0.03mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.064g	2.032g	4%
Calcium	104mg	139mg	4%
Fats	1.92g	4g	3%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	1.2µg	2%
Protein	3.15g	3.99g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.034mg	0.061mg	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.038mg	0.064mg	2%
Choline		11.8mg	2%
Vitamin D	33IU	47IU	2%
Manganese	0.062mg	0.007mg	2%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.561g	1.127g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.132g	0.312g	1%
Calories	105kcal	122kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin A	46µg	52µg	1%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.51mg	1%
Iron	0.4mg	0.34mg	1%
Potassium	168mg	207mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	16mg	1%
Carbs	18.89g	17.6g	0%
Net carbs	18.49g	17.6g	N/A
Sugar		4.82g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.06mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.108mg	0.132mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.044mg	0.082mg	0%
Threonine	0.139mg	0.192mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg	0.207mg	0%
Leucine	0.295mg	0.337mg	0%
Lysine	0.239mg	0.214mg	0%
Methionine	0.074mg	0.091mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.151mg	0.173mg	0%
Valine	0.208mg	0.233mg	0%
Histidine	0.082mg	0.092mg	0%
Caffeine	1mg	0mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A