Chocolate vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate and chocolate milk

Chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium; however, chocolate milk has more vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate is 107% higher.
Chocolate milk has 33 times less iron than chocolate. Chocolate has 8.02mg of iron, while chocolate milk has 0.24mg.
Chocolate milk is lower in saturated fat.
Chocolate milk has a higher glycemic index than chocolate.

Food types used in this article are Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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

Chocolate milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1023.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+234.7%
Contains more IronIron	+3241.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1481.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+390.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+104%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1742.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+57.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+100%

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

Chocolate milk

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+671.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+480%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2600%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+224%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+43.5%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.295mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.028mg	0.065mg	107%
Iron	8.02mg	0.24mg	97%
Saturated fat	18.519g	2.104g	75%
Manganese	1.419mg	0.077mg	58%
Fats	31.28g	3.39g	43%
Magnesium	146mg	13mg	32%
Fiber	7g	0.8g	25%
Calories	546kcal	83kcal	23%
Monounsaturated fat	9.54g	0.99g	21%
Carbs	61.17g	10.34g	17%
Phosphorus	206mg	101mg	15%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.41mg	15%
Potassium	559mg	167mg	12%
Caffeine	43mg	1mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.162mg	9%
Vitamin K	8.1µg	0.3µg	7%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Calcium	56mg	112mg	6%
Vitamin D		51IU	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.092g	0.124g	6%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.33µg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.725mg	0.125mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	0.07mg	3%
Protein	4.88g	3.17g	3%
Vitamin A	2µg	27µg	3%
Choline		17mg	3%
Selenium	3µg	1.9µg	2%
Sodium	24mg	60mg	2%
Vitamin C		0.9mg	1%
Folate		5µg	1%
Cholesterol	8mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.037mg	1%
Net carbs	54.17g	9.54g	N/A
Sugar	47.9g	9.54g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.295mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0.04mg	0%
Trans fat	0.112g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.041mg	0%
Threonine		0.135mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.164mg	0%
Leucine		0.3mg	0%
Lysine		0.265mg	0%
Methionine		0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.164mg	0%
Valine		0.208mg	0%
Histidine		0.096mg	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