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Chocolate vs. Buckwheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chocolate and buckwheat

  • Chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B12 than buckwheat.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 98% more.
  • Buckwheat contains less saturated fat.
  • Buckwheat has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of buckwheat is 51, while the glycemic index of chocolate is 23.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked.

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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 36% 2.1% 7.8% 30% 49% 17% 30% 0.52% 53% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +186.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +535.2%
Contains more IronIron +902.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +604.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +229.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +252.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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% 1.8% 0% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 0% 4.8% 11% 11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +326.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Buckwheat DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.146mg 98%
Iron 8.02mg 0.8mg 90%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0.134g 84%
Fats 31.28g 0.62g 47%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.403mg 44%
Calories 546kcal 92kcal 23%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 0.188g 23%
Magnesium 146mg 51mg 23%
Phosphorus 206mg 70mg 19%
Fiber 7g 2.7g 17%
Potassium 559mg 88mg 14%
Carbs 61.17g 19.94g 14%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.61mg 13%
Caffeine 43mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.188g 6%
Calcium 56mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 1.9µg 5%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Folate 14µg 4%
Protein 4.88g 3.38g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.077mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.09mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.94mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.039mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.04mg 1%
Selenium 3µg 2.2µg 1%
Sodium 24mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.359mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 17.24g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 0.9g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0%
Fructose 0g 0.1g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 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
3% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.4%
Contains more FatsFats +4945.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +206.8%
Contains more OtherOther +295.3%
Contains more WaterWater +7696.9%

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
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.188 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4974.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +480.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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
57% 29% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +11462.5%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/nutrients

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

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