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Graham cracker vs. Cocoa solids — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are graham cracker and cocoa solids different?

  • Cocoa solids are higher than graham cracker in copper, fiber, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium.
  • Cocoa solids cover your daily need for copper, 402% more than graham cracker.
  • Graham cracker contains 22 times more sodium than cocoa solids. Graham cracker contains 459mg of sodium, while cocoa solids contain 21mg.
  • Graham cracker has a higher glycemic index (74) than cocoa solids (24).

Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened 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 29% 23% 15% 142% 57% 26% 79% 60% 133% 34%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1147.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +796.5%
Contains more IronIron +266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2128.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +609.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +296.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +276.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +127%

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% 30% 0% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68% 3.2%
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% 2% 0% 20% 56% 41% 15% 27% 0% 6.3% 24% 6.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1410%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +472%
Contains more FolateFolate +184.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +103.4%
~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 Graham cracker Cocoa solids DV% diff.
Copper 0.17mg 3.788mg 402%
Fiber 3.4g 37g 134%
Iron 3.78mg 13.86mg 126%
Manganese 1.019mg 3.837mg 123%
Magnesium 40mg 499mg 109%
Phosphorus 185mg 734mg 78%
Caffeine 0mg 230mg 58%
Zinc 0.96mg 6.81mg 53%
Potassium 170mg 1524mg 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 0.44g 33%
Saturated fat 1.633g 8.07g 29%
Protein 6.69g 19.6g 26%
Starch 46.56g 19%
Sodium 459mg 21mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.078mg 16%
Selenium 6.3µg 14.3µg 15%
Folate 91µg 32µg 15%
Vitamin B3 4.439mg 2.185mg 14%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 2.5µg 10%
Calories 430kcal 228kcal 10%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 0.1mg 9%
Carbs 77.66g 57.9g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.317mg 0.241mg 6%
Calcium 77mg 128mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 4.57g 5%
Fats 10.6g 13.7g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.118mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0.254mg 3%
Choline 5.9mg 12mg 1%
Fructose 0.99g 1%
Net carbs 74.26g 20.9g N/A
Sugar 24.85g 1.75g N/A
Trans fat 0.055g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.599g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.735g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 11% 78% 3%
Protein: 6.69 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 77.66 g
Water: 3.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
20% 14% 58% 3% 6%
Protein: 19.6 g
Fats: 13.7 g
Carbs: 57.9 g
Water: 3 g
Other: 5.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.1%
Contains more WaterWater +13%
Contains more ProteinProtein +193%
Contains more FatsFats +29.2%
Contains more OtherOther +249.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.509 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.388 g
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.07 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.57 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.44 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1124.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +82.1%

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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. Graham cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174957/nutrients
  2. Cocoa solids - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169593/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.