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Chocolate vs. Refried beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chocolate and refried beans

  • Refried beans have less copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B12.
  • Chocolate covers your daily copper needs 100% more than refried beans.
  • Refried beans have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of refried beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity).

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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 25% 8.7% 28% 54% 43% 16% 39% 48% 38% 32%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +317.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +93.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75.2%
Contains more IronIron +456.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +696.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +246.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +391%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +93.3%

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 20% 0% 1.8% 0% 19% 18% 6.9% 11% 24% 0% 5.3% 8.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +97.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +204%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Refried beans DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.129mg 100%
Iron 8.02mg 1.44mg 82%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0.631g 81%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.289mg 49%
Fats 31.28g 2.01g 45%
Magnesium 146mg 35mg 26%
Calories 546kcal 90kcal 23%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 0.601g 22%
Histidine 153mg 22%
Carbs 61.17g 13.55g 16%
Phosphorus 206mg 92mg 16%
Sodium 24mg 370mg 15%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.58mg 13%
Fiber 7g 3.7g 13%
Caffeine 43mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Potassium 559mg 319mg 7%
Vitamin C 6mg 7%
Selenium 3µg 5.8µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.103mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 2.1µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.543g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.076mg 4%
Choline 21.2mg 4%
Folate 11µg 3%
Starch 7.43g 3%
Calcium 56mg 29mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.09mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.189mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.367mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.079mg 2%
Protein 4.88g 4.98g 0%
Net carbs 54.17g 9.85g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 0.54g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g 0.016g N/A
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.231mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.438mg 0%
Lysine 0.377mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.287mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g 0.169g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g 0.36g 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% 2% 14% 78% 2%
Protein: 4.98 g
Fats: 2.01 g
Carbs: 13.55 g
Water: 77.75 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more FatsFats +1456.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +351.4%
Contains more WaterWater +7915.5%
~equal in Protein ~4.98g
~equal in Other ~1.71g

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
36% 34% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.631 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.543 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1487.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +101.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
97% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 46.25 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 1.65 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
93% 7%
Starch: 7.43 g
Sucrose: 0.54 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +8464.8%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Glucose ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Refried beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172438/nutrients

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

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