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Dove milk chocolate vs. Hot chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dove milk chocolate and hot chocolate different?

  • Dove milk chocolate has more iron and fiber than hot chocolate.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for dove milk chocolate is 89% higher.
  • Dove milk chocolate contains 6 times more sugar than hot chocolate. While dove milk chocolate contains 55.45g of sugar, hot chocolate contains only 9.66g.
  • Hot chocolate has less saturated fat.

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, DOVE Milk Chocolate and Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade are the varieties 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 0% 48% 0% 42% 0% 0% 0% 8.2% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 34% 17% 16% 34% 17% 45% 5.7% 1.7% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40.4%
Contains more IronIron +164.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.2%

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 2.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8% 8.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dove milk chocolate Hot chocolate DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.24g 1.431g 81%
Fats 31.72g 2.34g 45%
Calories 546kcal 77kcal 23%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 20%
Carbs 59.78g 10.74g 16%
Phosphorus 105mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 14%
Copper 0.103mg 11%
Iron 1.11mg 0.42mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 7%
Potassium 197mg 6%
Fiber 2.4g 1g 6%
Zinc 0.63mg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 6%
Vitamin A 51µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Calcium 160mg 114mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 5%
Protein 5.94g 3.52g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Choline 15.6mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 3%
Cholesterol 18mg 8mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 2%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0.2mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Sodium 63mg 44mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 1%
Net carbs 57.38g 9.74g N/A
Sugar 55.45g 9.66g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.246g 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 32% 60%
Protein: 5.94 g
Fats: 31.72 g
Carbs: 59.78 g
Water: 1.61 g
Other: 0.95 g
4% 2% 11% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 2.34 g
Carbs: 10.74 g
Water: 82.45 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1255.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +456.6%
Contains more WaterWater +5021.1%
~equal in Other ~0.95g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.24 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.431 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.677 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.084 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.6%

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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. Dove milk chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168804/nutrients
  2. Hot chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171277/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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