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Chocolate vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate and soba?

  • Chocolate is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B12, yet soba is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 113% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in soba is lower.
  • The glycemic index of chocolate is lower.

We used Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1522.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1497.1%
Contains more IronIron +1570.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +12750%
Contains more ZincZinc +1575%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +724%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +279.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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%
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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% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +276%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Soba DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.008mg 113%
Iron 8.02mg 0.48mg 94%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0.019g 84%
Fats 31.28g 0.1g 48%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.374mg 45%
Magnesium 146mg 9mg 33%
Fiber 7g 28%
Phosphorus 206mg 25mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 0.026g 24%
Calories 546kcal 99kcal 22%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.12mg 17%
Potassium 559mg 35mg 15%
Carbs 61.17g 21.44g 13%
Caffeine 43mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.031g 7%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.094mg 6%
Calcium 56mg 4mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 24mg 60mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.026mg 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.235mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.51mg 1%
Protein 4.88g 5.06g 0%
Net carbs 54.17g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 47.9g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.04mg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 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
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +31180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +185.3%
Contains more OtherOther +335.9%
Contains more WaterWater +7426.8%
~equal in Protein ~5.06g

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
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36592.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3422.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.