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Chocolate vs. Almond butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate and almond butter?

  • Chocolate is higher in iron, yet almond butter is higher in vitamin E, vitamin B2, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, calcium, vitamin B3, and fiber.
  • Almond butter's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 158% more.
  • Chocolate has 4 times more saturated fat than almond butter. While chocolate has 18.519g of saturated fat, almond butter has only 4.152g.

We used Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added types 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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 199% 104% 66% 131% 311% 90% 218% 0.91% 278% 13%
Contains more IronIron +129.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +91.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +519.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.934mg

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 0% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
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% 484% 0% 10% 217% 59% 19% 24% 0% 0% 40% 28%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1778%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +335.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.318mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Almond butter DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.54mg 24.21mg 158%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 13.613g 83%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.939mg 68%
Saturated fat 18.519g 4.152g 65%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 32.445g 57%
Iron 8.02mg 3.49mg 57%
Phosphorus 206mg 508mg 43%
Fats 31.28g 55.5g 37%
Protein 4.88g 20.96g 32%
Magnesium 146mg 279mg 32%
Manganese 1.419mg 2.131mg 31%
Calcium 56mg 347mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 3.155mg 15%
Carbs 61.17g 18.82g 14%
Folate 53µg 13%
Fiber 7g 10.3g 13%
Zinc 2.01mg 3.29mg 12%
Caffeine 43mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Copper 1.028mg 0.934mg 10%
Choline 52.1mg 9%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 0µg 7%
Potassium 559mg 748mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.103mg 5%
Calories 546kcal 614kcal 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.041mg 1%
Selenium 3µg 2.4µg 1%
Sodium 24mg 7mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 8.52g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 4.43g N/A
Starch 0.08g 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.318mg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.159mg 0%
Threonine 0.555mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.612mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.55mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +225%
Contains more ProteinProtein +329.5%
Contains more FatsFats +77.4%
Contains more WaterWater +69.1%
Contains more OtherOther +81.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
8% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.613 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +240.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1146.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
97% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 46.25 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 1.65 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
2% 96%
Starch: 0.08 g
Sucrose: 4.34 g
Glucose: 0.02 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.07 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +965.7%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients
  2. Almond butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168588/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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