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Chocolate vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chocolate and potato salad?

  • Potato salad has less copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc than chocolate.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 101% higher.
  • Chocolate has 14 times more manganese than potato salad. Chocolate has 1.419mg of manganese, while potato salad has 0.101mg.
  • Potato salad contains less saturated fat.
  • Chocolate has a lower glycemic index than potato salad.

We used Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Potato salad, home-prepared types in this comparison.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +873.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +194.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120.1%
Contains more IronIron +1133.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +771.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +548.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +296.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1305%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.7%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +208%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +235.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Potato salad DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.118mg 101%
Iron 8.02mg 0.65mg 92%
Saturated fat 18.519g 1.429g 78%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.101mg 57%
Fats 31.28g 8.2g 36%
Magnesium 146mg 15mg 31%
Fiber 7g 1.3g 23%
Sodium 24mg 529mg 22%
Phosphorus 206mg 52mg 22%
Calories 546kcal 143kcal 20%
Cholesterol 8mg 68mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 2.48g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 3.737g 18%
Carbs 61.17g 11.17g 17%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.31mg 15%
Caffeine 43mg 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Potassium 559mg 254mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.141mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.534mg 5%
Calcium 56mg 19mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.077mg 4%
Protein 4.88g 2.68g 4%
Vitamin A 2µg 32µg 3%
Selenium 3µg 4.1µg 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.89mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.06mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 47.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +82.1%
Contains more FatsFats +281.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +447.6%
Contains more WaterWater +7735.1%
Contains more OtherOther +14.7%

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +284.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +242.2%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.