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Hot chocolate vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between hot chocolate and candy bar

  • Hot chocolate has more vitamin B12; however, candy bar has more vitamin B6, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin E, magnesium, and folate.
  • Candy bar's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11766% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Candies, peanut bar.

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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 16% 34% 17% 16% 34% 17% 45% 5.7% 1.7% 15%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +378.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.6%
Contains more IronIron +131%
Contains more CopperCopper +651.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +525.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +193.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9461.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +74.1%

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 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8% 8.5%
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% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5856.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +153%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +382400%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +88.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Candy bar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 153mg 11766%
Copper 0.103mg 0.774mg 75%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 10.65g 70%
Manganese 0.013mg 1.243mg 53%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 7.922mg 49%
Fats 2.34g 33.7g 48%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 16.721g 40%
Zinc 0.63mg 3.94mg 30%
Phosphorus 105mg 308mg 29%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 4.1mg 27%
Protein 3.52g 15.5g 24%
Calories 77kcal 522kcal 22%
Magnesium 23mg 110mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0µg 20%
Folate 5µg 75µg 18%
Saturated fat 1.431g 4.678g 15%
Fiber 1g 4.1g 12%
Carbs 10.74g 47.4g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.83mg 10%
Iron 0.42mg 0.97mg 7%
Potassium 197mg 407mg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin A 51µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.1mg 5%
Sodium 44mg 156mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 4.7µg 4%
Calcium 114mg 78mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.14mg 3%
Choline 15.6mg 29.4mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 42.22g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.385mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 2% 11% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 2.34 g
Carbs: 10.74 g
Water: 82.45 g
Other: 0.95 g
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +5053.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +340.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1340.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +341.3%
Contains more OtherOther +89.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.431 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.677 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.084 g
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2369.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12578.6%

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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. Hot chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171277/nutrients
  2. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/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.