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Cocoa bean vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cocoa bean and wheat

  • Cocoa bean has more copper, iron, magnesium, potassium, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, wheat has more selenium and vitamin B3.
  • Cocoa bean's daily need coverage for copper is 339% more.
  • Cocoa bean has 17 times more saturated fat than wheat . Cocoa bean has 7.76g of saturated fat, while wheat has 0.454g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali and Wheat, durum.

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +226.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +482.1%
Contains more IronIron +340.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +552.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +577.3%

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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +280.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +268.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +255.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +34.4%
~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 Wheat DV% diff.
Copper 3.607mg 0.553mg 339%
Iron 15.52mg 3.52mg 150%
Selenium 13.2µg 89.4µg 139%
Fiber 29.8g 119%
Magnesium 476mg 144mg 79%
Potassium 2509mg 431mg 61%
Saturated fat 7.76g 0.454g 33%
Manganese 3.737mg 3.012mg 32%
Phosphorus 728mg 508mg 31%
Vitamin B3 2.4mg 6.738mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.46mg 0.121mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.419mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 0.419mg 23%
Caffeine 78mg 20%
Zinc 6.37mg 4.16mg 20%
Fats 13.1g 2.47g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.935mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.39g 0.344g 10%
Protein 18.1g 13.68g 9%
Calcium 111mg 34mg 8%
Calories 220kcal 339kcal 6%
Carbs 58.3g 71.13g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.42g 0.978g 4%
Folate 32µg 43µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Sodium 19mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 28.5g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 1.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.716mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.701mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 1.097mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.907mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 1.086mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.312mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.3%
Contains more FatsFats +430.4%
Contains more OtherOther +338.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22%
Contains more WaterWater +305.2%

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1176.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +132.9%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.