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Chocolate vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate and cookie dough

  • Chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium; however, cookie dough has more vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate is 102% higher.
  • Cookie dough has 5 times less magnesium than chocolate. Chocolate has 146mg of magnesium, while cookie dough has 28mg.
  • Cookie dough is lower in saturated fat.
  • Cookie dough has a higher glycemic index than chocolate.

Food types used in this article are Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough.

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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 20% 9.3% 13% 80% 37% 17% 45% 38% 100% 50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +421.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +280.3%
Contains more IronIron +274.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +834.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +214.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +85.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +203.3%

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% 1.3% 0% 0% 59% 34% 35% 22% 9.5% 5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +475%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +836%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +196%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +157.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.041mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Cookie dough DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.11mg 102%
Iron 8.02mg 2.14mg 74%
Saturated fat 18.519g 4.751g 63%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.765mg 28%
Magnesium 146mg 28mg 28%
Fats 31.28g 18.9g 19%
Fiber 7g 2.5g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.234mg 17%
Phosphorus 206mg 104mg 15%
Potassium 559mg 147mg 12%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.64mg 12%
Sodium 24mg 294mg 12%
Selenium 3µg 9.1µg 11%
Caffeine 43mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 2.592g 10%
Folate 35µg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0.04µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.148mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 1.865mg 7%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 7%
Calories 546kcal 424kcal 6%
Cholesterol 8mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Calcium 56mg 31mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 10.531g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.372mg 2%
Protein 4.88g 5.4g 1%
Carbs 61.17g 59.1g 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 56.6g N/A
Sugar 47.9g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.041mg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.227mg 0%
Leucine 0.414mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.278mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.125mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g 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
5% 19% 59% 15%
Protein: 5.4 g
Fats: 18.9 g
Carbs: 59.1 g
Water: 15.3 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +65.5%
Contains more OtherOther +30.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1477.3%
~equal in Carbs ~59.1g

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
27% 59% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.751 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.531 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.592 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +137.4%

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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. Cookie dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174961/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.