Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Cocoa bean vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are cocoa bean and potatoes different?

  • Cocoa bean is higher than potatoes in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Cocoa bean covers your daily need for copper, 389% more than potatoes.
  • Cocoa bean contains 310 times more saturated fat than potatoes. Cocoa bean contains 7.76g of saturated fat, while potatoes contain 0.025g.

Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw types were used in this article.

Infographic

Cocoa bean vs Potato infographic
Infographic link

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%
Potato
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1969.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +825%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +490.4%
Contains more IronIron +1816%
Contains more CopperCopper +3179.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2023.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1177.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1768.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.4%

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%
Potato
3
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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1337.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +126.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20%
Contains more FolateFolate +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~12.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocoa bean Potato DV% diff.
Copper 3.607mg 0.11mg 389%
Iron 15.52mg 0.81mg 184%
Manganese 3.737mg 0.2mg 154%
Fiber 29.8g 2.1g 111%
Magnesium 476mg 23mg 108%
Phosphorus 728mg 57mg 96%
Potassium 2509mg 425mg 61%
Zinc 6.37mg 0.3mg 55%
Saturated fat 7.76g 0.025g 35%
Vitamin B2 0.46mg 0.032mg 33%
Protein 18.1g 2.05g 32%
Selenium 13.2µg 0.4µg 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 19.7mg 22%
Caffeine 78mg 0mg 20%
Fats 13.1g 0.09g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 0.298mg 14%
Carbs 58.3g 17.49g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.39g 0.002g 11%
Calcium 111mg 12mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.4mg 1.061mg 8%
Calories 220kcal 77kcal 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Folate 32µg 15µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.42g 0.042g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.081mg 2%
Sodium 19mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.295mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 28.5g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 1.76g 0.82g N/A
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2µg 0%
Choline 11.4mg 12.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.716mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.701mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 1.097mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.907mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 1.086mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.312mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 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
Potato
1
2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +782.9%
Contains more FatsFats +14455.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +233.3%
Contains more OtherOther +596.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2835.2%

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
Potato
1
36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +219400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/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.