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Chocolate vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate and merlot

  • Merlot contains less copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5 than chocolate.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate is 113% higher.

Food types used in this article are Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +340.2%
Contains more IronIron +1643.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +9245.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1335.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +795.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +975%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%
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%
Merlot
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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% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +223.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +890%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Merlot DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.011mg 113%
Iron 8.02mg 0.46mg 95%
Saturated fat 18.519g 84%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.132mg 56%
Fats 31.28g 0g 48%
Magnesium 146mg 12mg 32%
Fiber 7g 0g 28%
Phosphorus 206mg 23mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 24%
Calories 546kcal 83kcal 23%
Carbs 61.17g 2.51g 20%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.14mg 17%
Potassium 559mg 127mg 13%
Caffeine 43mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Protein 4.88g 0.07g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 7%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.03mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.2µg 5%
Calcium 56mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.224mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.057mg 1%
Sodium 24mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g 0g N/A
Folate 1µg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6871.4%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2337.1%
Contains more WaterWater +8826.8%
Contains more OtherOther +537.1%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

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

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