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Chocolate vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate and marshmallow different?

  • Chocolate is higher than marshmallow in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B12.
  • Chocolate covers your daily need for copper, 103% more than marshmallow.
  • Marshmallow is lower in saturated fat.
  • Marshmallow has a higher glycemic index (62) than chocolate (23).

Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Candies, marshmallows types were used 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.
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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11080%
Contains more IronIron +3387%
Contains more CopperCopper +959.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +4925%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2475%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17637.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +76.5%

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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +829.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5840%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Marshmallow DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.097mg 103%
Iron 8.02mg 0.23mg 97%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0.056g 84%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.008mg 61%
Fats 31.28g 0.2g 48%
Magnesium 146mg 2mg 34%
Fiber 7g 0.1g 28%
Phosphorus 206mg 8mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 0.08g 24%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.04mg 18%
Potassium 559mg 5mg 16%
Calories 546kcal 318kcal 11%
Caffeine 43mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.047g 7%
Carbs 61.17g 81.3g 7%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 0µg 7%
Protein 4.88g 1.8g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.005mg 6%
Calcium 56mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.001mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.078mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0mg 4%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.003mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.001mg 2%
Selenium 3µg 1.7µg 2%
Sodium 24mg 80mg 2%
Net carbs 54.17g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 57.56g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Folate 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +171.1%
Contains more FatsFats +15540%
Contains more OtherOther +466.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1590.7%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11825%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2223.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.