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Cocoa bean vs. Chinese broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cocoa bean and chinese broccoli

  • Cocoa bean is higher in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc, yet chinese broccoli is higher in vitamin K.
  • Cocoa bean covers your daily copper needs 394% more than chinese broccoli.
  • Cocoa bean contains 71 times more saturated fat than chinese broccoli. While cocoa bean contains 7.76g of saturated fat, chinese broccoli contains only 0.11g.

Food varieties used in this article are Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali and Broccoli, chinese, cooked.

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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 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2544.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +861.3%
Contains more IronIron +2671.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +5813.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1675.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1315.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +915.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.2%
~equal in Calcium ~100mg

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% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +215.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +449.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +380%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +209.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocoa bean Chinese broccoli DV% diff.
Copper 3.607mg 0.061mg 394%
Iron 15.52mg 0.56mg 187%
Manganese 3.737mg 0.264mg 151%
Magnesium 476mg 18mg 109%
Fiber 29.8g 2.5g 109%
Phosphorus 728mg 41mg 98%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 84.8µg 69%
Potassium 2509mg 261mg 66%
Zinc 6.37mg 0.39mg 54%
Saturated fat 7.76g 0.11g 35%
Protein 18.1g 1.14g 34%
Vitamin C 0mg 28.2mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.46mg 0.146mg 24%
Selenium 13.2µg 1.3µg 22%
Caffeine 78mg 0mg 20%
Fats 13.1g 0.72g 19%
Carbs 58.3g 3.81g 18%
Folate 32µg 99µg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.4mg 0.437mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.39g 0.05g 11%
Calories 220kcal 22kcal 10%
Vitamin A 0µg 82µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 0.07mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.48mg 3%
Choline 11.4mg 25.3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.159mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.42g 0.33g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.095mg 1%
Calcium 111mg 100mg 1%
Sodium 19mg 7mg 1%
Net carbs 28.5g 1.31g N/A
Sugar 1.76g 0.84g N/A
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0%
Valine 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.312mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1487.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1719.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1430.2%
Contains more OtherOther +887.3%
Contains more WaterWater +3364.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8680%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/nutrients
  2. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/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.