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Chocolate vs. Chinese broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chocolate and chinese broccoli

  • Chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, and zinc, while chinese broccoli has more vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 107% higher.
  • Chinese broccoli contains 168 times less saturated fat than chocolate. Chocolate contains 18.519g of saturated fat, while chinese broccoli contains 0.11g.

The food types used in this comparison are Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Broccoli, chinese, 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 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +711.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114.2%
Contains more IronIron +1332.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1585.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +415.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +402.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +437.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +130.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.8%

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +192%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +946.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Chinese broccoli DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.061mg 107%
Iron 8.02mg 0.56mg 93%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0.11g 84%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 84.8µg 64%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.264mg 50%
Fats 31.28g 0.72g 47%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 31%
Magnesium 146mg 18mg 30%
Calories 546kcal 22kcal 26%
Folate 99µg 25%
Phosphorus 206mg 41mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 0.05g 24%
Carbs 61.17g 3.81g 19%
Fiber 7g 2.5g 18%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.39mg 15%
Caffeine 43mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Potassium 559mg 261mg 9%
Vitamin A 2µg 82µg 9%
Protein 4.88g 1.14g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.146mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.095mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.33g 5%
Choline 25.3mg 5%
Calcium 56mg 100mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.159mg 3%
Selenium 3µg 1.3µg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.437mg 2%
Sodium 24mg 7mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 1.31g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 0.84g N/A
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.48mg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g 0g N/A
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
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +328.1%
Contains more FatsFats +4244.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1505.5%
Contains more OtherOther +115.2%
Contains more WaterWater +9543.3%

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
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18980%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +230.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients
  2. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/nutrients

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

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