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Cocoa solids vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cocoa solids and beer different?

  • Cocoa solids are higher than beer in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and selenium.
  • Cocoa solids cover your daily need for copper, 420% more than beer.
  • Beer is lower in saturated fat.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index (104) than cocoa solids (24).

Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all types were used in this article.

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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 356% 38% 134% 520% 1263% 186% 315% 2.7% 500% 78%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +8216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5544.4%
Contains more IronIron +69200%
Contains more CopperCopper +75660%
Contains more ZincZinc +68000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5142.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47862.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2283.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81%

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% 20% 56% 41% 15% 27% 0% 6.3% 24% 6.5%
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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% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +864%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +325.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +519.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +156.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocoa solids Beer DV% diff.
Copper 3.788mg 0.005mg 420%
Iron 13.86mg 0.02mg 173%
Manganese 3.837mg 0.008mg 166%
Fiber 37g 0g 148%
Magnesium 499mg 6mg 117%
Phosphorus 734mg 14mg 103%
Zinc 6.81mg 0.01mg 62%
Caffeine 230mg 0mg 58%
Potassium 1524mg 27mg 44%
Protein 19.6g 0.46g 38%
Saturated fat 8.07g 0g 37%
Selenium 14.3µg 0.6µg 25%
Fats 13.7g 0g 21%
Carbs 57.9g 3.55g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.025mg 17%
Calcium 128mg 4mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.57g 0g 11%
Vitamin B3 2.185mg 0.513mg 10%
Calories 228kcal 43kcal 9%
Folate 32µg 6µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 0.046mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.005mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.041mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.44g 0g 3%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 21mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Net carbs 20.9g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 0g N/A
Choline 12mg 10.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.293mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.76mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.189mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.983mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.202mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.941mg 0mg 0%
Valine 1.177mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.339mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 14% 58% 3% 6%
Protein: 19.6 g
Fats: 13.7 g
Carbs: 57.9 g
Water: 3 g
Other: 5.8 g
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4160.9%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1531%
Contains more OtherOther +43.9%
Contains more WaterWater +2965.3%

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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 solids - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169593/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.