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Cocoa bean vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cocoa bean and sugar substitute

  • Cocoa bean is higher in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2, yet sugar substitute is higher in calcium.
  • Cocoa bean covers your daily copper needs 400% more than sugar substitute.
  • Cocoa bean contains 170 times more manganese than sugar substitute. While cocoa bean contains 3.737mg of manganese, sugar substitute contains only 0.022mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown.

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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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7833.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6333.3%
Contains more IronIron +9600%
Contains more CopperCopper +51428.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +15825%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16886.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +691.9%

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% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +217.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +686.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocoa bean Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Copper 3.607mg 0.007mg 400%
Iron 15.52mg 0.16mg 192%
Manganese 3.737mg 0.022mg 162%
Fiber 29.8g 0.6g 117%
Magnesium 476mg 6mg 112%
Phosphorus 728mg 8mg 103%
Calcium 111mg 879mg 77%
Potassium 2509mg 39mg 73%
Zinc 6.37mg 0.04mg 58%
Saturated fat 7.76g 35%
Vitamin B2 0.46mg 0.015mg 34%
Protein 18.1g 2.06g 32%
Selenium 13.2µg 24%
Sodium 19mg 572mg 24%
Caffeine 78mg 20%
Fats 13.1g 0g 20%
Vitamin B3 2.4mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 4.39g 11%
Carbs 58.3g 84.77g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 0.015mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.015mg 8%
Folate 32µg 8%
Calories 220kcal 347kcal 6%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.08mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.42g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 28.5g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 1.76g 4.03g 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +778.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +93.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.4%
Contains more WaterWater +238.5%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.