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Hot chocolate vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between hot chocolate and Coca-Cola

  • Coca-Cola has less vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, copper, calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B5, potassium, and zinc.
  • Hot chocolate covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 20% more than Coca-Cola.
  • Coca-Cola has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of Coca-Cola is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola.

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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 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9750%
Contains more IronIron +281.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +10200%
Contains more ZincZinc +3050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +950%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%

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 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0µg 20%
Phosphorus 105mg 10mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0mg 14%
Calcium 114mg 2mg 11%
Copper 0.103mg 0.001mg 11%
Protein 3.52g 0.07g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.431g 0g 7%
Vitamin D 45 IU 0 IU 6%
Potassium 197mg 2mg 6%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.02mg 6%
Vitamin A 51µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Magnesium 23mg 0mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 0.1µg 5%
Fats 2.34g 0.02g 4%
Iron 0.42mg 0.11mg 4%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Choline 15.6mg 0.3mg 3%
Calories 77kcal 37kcal 2%
Sodium 44mg 4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 0g 2%
Caffeine 2mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0mg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 9.56g N/A
Carbs 10.74g 9.56g 0%
Sugar 9.66g 8.97g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g 0g 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
4% 2% 11% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 2.34 g
Carbs: 10.74 g
Water: 82.45 g
Other: 0.95 g
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4928.6%
Contains more FatsFats +11600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.3%
Contains more OtherOther +2275%
~equal in Water ~90.31g

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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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.