Chocolate vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between chocolate and garlic?
- Chocolate is higher in copper, iron, magnesium, and fiber, yet garlic is higher in vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B1, calcium, and manganese.
- Chocolate's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 92% more.
- Chocolate has 6 times more magnesium than garlic. While chocolate has 146mg of magnesium, garlic has only 25mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in garlic is lower.
We used Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Garlic, raw types in this article.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +484% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +39.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +371.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +243.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +73.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +34.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +223.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -29.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +17.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +373.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +575% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +376.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +700% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +120% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +100.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +2840.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B6 | 0.042mg | 1.235mg | 92% |
Saturated fat | 18.519g | 0.089g | 84% |
Copper | 1.028mg | 0.299mg | 81% |
Iron | 8.02mg | 1.7mg | 79% |
Fats | 31.28g | 0.5g | 47% |
Vitamin C | 31.2mg | 35% | |
Magnesium | 146mg | 25mg | 29% |
Monounsaturated fat | 9.54g | 0.011g | 24% |
Fiber | 7g | 2.1g | 20% |
Calories | 546kcal | 149kcal | 20% |
Selenium | 3µg | 14.2µg | 20% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.025mg | 0.2mg | 15% |
Calcium | 56mg | 181mg | 13% |
Caffeine | 43mg | 0mg | 11% |
Manganese | 1.419mg | 1.672mg | 11% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.23µg | 0µg | 10% |
Carbs | 61.17g | 33.06g | 9% |
Zinc | 2.01mg | 1.16mg | 8% |
Phosphorus | 206mg | 153mg | 8% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.092g | 0.249g | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.297mg | 0.596mg | 6% |
Vitamin K | 8.1µg | 1.7µg | 5% |
Potassium | 559mg | 401mg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.05mg | 0.11mg | 5% |
Choline | 23.2mg | 4% | |
Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 0.08mg | 3% |
Protein | 4.88g | 6.36g | 3% |
Cholesterol | 8mg | 0mg | 3% |
Folate | 3µg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 54.17g | 30.96g | N/A |
Sugar | 47.9g | 1g | N/A |
Sodium | 24mg | 17mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 0µg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.725mg | 0.7mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.112g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.066mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.157mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.217mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.308mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.273mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.076mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.183mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.291mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.113mg | 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
Contains more FatsFats | +6156% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +85% |
Contains more OtherOther | +13.3% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +30.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +5939.2% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +86627.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +338.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.5% |