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Cocoa solids vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cocoa solids and icing

  • Icing has less copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and selenium.
  • Cocoa solids cover your daily copper needs 421% more than icing.
  • Icing has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of icing is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +49800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4382.4%
Contains more IronIron +8562.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +9628.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3977.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14200%

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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +680%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +893.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +361.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +421.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1430%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +420%
~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 solids Icing DV% diff.
Copper 3.788mg 0mg 421%
Iron 13.86mg 0.16mg 171%
Manganese 3.837mg 0mg 167%
Fiber 37g 0g 148%
Magnesium 499mg 1mg 119%
Phosphorus 734mg 18mg 102%
Zinc 6.81mg 0.07mg 61%
Caffeine 230mg 0mg 58%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.44g 7.951g 50%
Potassium 1524mg 34mg 44%
Protein 19.6g 0g 39%
Selenium 14.3µg 0.1µg 26%
Saturated fat 8.07g 2.974g 23%
Calcium 128mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.185mg 0.22mg 12%
Calories 228kcal 418kcal 10%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.53mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 13µg 9%
Sodium 21mg 184mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.01mg 6%
Folate 32µg 8µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.302mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.055mg 4%
Fats 13.7g 16.23g 4%
Carbs 57.9g 67.89g 3%
Choline 12mg 2.3mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.57g 4.86g 1%
Net carbs 20.9g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 63.1g N/A
Tryptophan 0.293mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.76mg 0%
Leucine 1.189mg 0%
Lysine 0.983mg 0%
Methionine 0.202mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.941mg 0%
Valine 1.177mg 0%
Histidine 0.339mg 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
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +616%
Contains more FatsFats +18.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.3%
Contains more WaterWater +402.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.07 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.57 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.44 g
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1707%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.86g

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.