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Cocoa bean vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cocoa bean and maple sugar?

  • Cocoa bean is richer in copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B2, and selenium, yet maple sugar is richer in manganese.
  • Cocoa bean's daily need coverage for copper is 390% higher.
  • Maple sugar contains less saturated fat.

We used Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali and Sugars, maple 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 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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2405.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +815.7%
Contains more IronIron +864%
Contains more CopperCopper +3543.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24166.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.3%
~equal in Zinc ~6.06mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3438.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +429.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3833.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +442.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocoa bean Maple sugar DV% diff.
Copper 3.607mg 0.099mg 390%
Iron 15.52mg 1.61mg 174%
Fiber 29.8g 0g 119%
Magnesium 476mg 19mg 109%
Phosphorus 728mg 3mg 104%
Potassium 2509mg 274mg 66%
Protein 18.1g 0.1g 36%
Saturated fat 7.76g 0.036g 35%
Vitamin B2 0.46mg 0.013mg 34%
Manganese 3.737mg 4.422mg 30%
Selenium 13.2µg 0.8µg 23%
Caffeine 78mg 0mg 20%
Fats 13.1g 0.2g 20%
Vitamin B3 2.4mg 0.04mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 4.39g 0.064g 11%
Carbs 58.3g 90.9g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 0.003mg 9%
Folate 32µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.009mg 8%
Calories 220kcal 354kcal 7%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.048mg 4%
Zinc 6.37mg 6.06mg 3%
Choline 11.4mg 2.1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.42g 0.1g 2%
Calcium 111mg 90mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 28.5g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 1.76g 84.87g N/A
Sodium 19mg 11mg 0%
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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18000%
Contains more FatsFats +6450%
Contains more OtherOther +875%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.9%
Contains more WaterWater +196.3%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6759.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +320%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.