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Chocolate vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chocolate and Coca-Cola

  • Chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B12 than Coca-Cola.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 114% more.
  • Coca-Cola has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of Coca-Cola is 63, while the glycemic index of chocolate is 23.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola.

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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 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27850%
Contains more IronIron +7190.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +102700%
Contains more ZincZinc +9950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1960%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +70850%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2900%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.001mg 114%
Iron 8.02mg 0.11mg 99%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0g 84%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.002mg 62%
Fats 31.28g 0.02g 48%
Magnesium 146mg 0mg 35%
Phosphorus 206mg 10mg 28%
Fiber 7g 0g 28%
Calories 546kcal 37kcal 25%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 0g 24%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.02mg 18%
Carbs 61.17g 9.56g 17%
Potassium 559mg 2mg 16%
Protein 4.88g 0.07g 10%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Caffeine 43mg 8mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0g 7%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0mg 6%
Selenium 3µg 0.1µg 5%
Calcium 56mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 24mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 9.56g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 8.97g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g 0g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 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
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6871.4%
Contains more FatsFats +156300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +539.9%
Contains more OtherOther +4150%
Contains more WaterWater +9210.3%

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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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/nutrients

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

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