Chocolate pudding vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chocolate pudding and mousse

Chocolate pudding has more phosphorus; however, mousse is higher in selenium, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Mousse covers your daily cholesterol needs 45% more than chocolate pudding.
Mousse contains 7 times less sodium than chocolate pudding. Chocolate pudding contains 284mg of sodium, while mousse contains 38mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe.

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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

Mousse

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.4%

Contains more IronIron	+37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+10.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+48.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+221.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Calcium ~96mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.059mg

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

Mousse

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+32.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+51.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	6mg	140mg	45%
Saturated fat	1.064g	9.151g	37%
Fats	1.92g	16g	22%
Phosphorus	238mg	117mg	17%
Sodium	284mg	38mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.561g	5.027g	11%
Vitamin A	46µg	140µg	10%
Selenium	2.3µg	7.4µg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.47µg	7%
Calories	105kcal	225kcal	6%
Vitamin B5	0.274mg	0.533mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.132g	0.879g	5%
Vitamin D	33IU		4%
Vitamin D	0.8µg		4%
Vitamin B2	0.147mg	0.205mg	4%
Folate	5µg	15µg	3%
Vitamin E		0.51mg	3%
Protein	3.15g	4.14g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.038mg	0.058mg	2%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.64mg	2%
Caffeine	1mg	7mg	2%
Iron	0.4mg	0.55mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.034mg	0.045mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.1mg	1%
Copper	0.068mg	0.075mg	1%
Fiber	0.4g	0.6g	1%
Potassium	168mg	143mg	1%
Calcium	104mg	96mg	1%
Carbs	18.89g	16.07g	1%
Net carbs	18.49g	15.47g	N/A
Magnesium	19mg	20mg	0%
Sugar		14.81g	N/A
Manganese	0.062mg	0.059mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.108mg	0.146mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.044mg		0%
Threonine	0.139mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.182mg		0%
Leucine	0.295mg		0%
Lysine	0.239mg		0%
Methionine	0.074mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.151mg		0%
Valine	0.208mg		0%
Histidine	0.082mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	N/A