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Hot chocolate vs. Sardines — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between hot chocolate and sardines

  • Hot chocolate has less vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, iron, calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin E than sardines.
  • Sardines cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 352% more than hot chocolate.
  • Hot chocolate has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of hot chocolate is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone.

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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 28% 115% 35% 110% 62% 36% 210% 40% 14% 287%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +69.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +235.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.5%
Contains more IronIron +595.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +366.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +730.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1851.9%

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 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% 11% 41% 72% 20% 52% 98% 39% 39% 1118% 6.5% 7.5% 41%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +59.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +336.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3843.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +317.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1724.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1200%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +380.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Sardines DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 8.94µg 352%
Selenium 2.7µg 52.7µg 91%
Phosphorus 105mg 490mg 55%
Cholesterol 8mg 142mg 45%
Protein 3.52g 24.62g 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 5.148g 34%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 5.245mg 32%
Iron 0.42mg 2.92mg 31%
Calcium 114mg 382mg 27%
Vitamin D 45IU 193IU 19%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 4.8µg 19%
Fats 2.34g 11.45g 14%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 2.04mg 13%
Choline 15.6mg 75mg 11%
Sodium 44mg 307mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.167mg 10%
Copper 0.103mg 0.186mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 3.869g 8%
Calories 77kcal 208kcal 7%
Zinc 0.63mg 1.31mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.642mg 6%
Potassium 197mg 397mg 6%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.108mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 39mg 4%
Carbs 10.74g 0g 4%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.227mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 2.6µg 2%
Vitamin A 51µg 32µg 2%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Folate 5µg 10µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 0g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Saturated fat 1.431g 1.528g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.276mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 1.079mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 1.134mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 2.001mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 2.26mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.729mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.961mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 1.268mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.725mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.473g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.509g N/A

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
25% 11% 60% 4%
Protein: 24.62 g
Fats: 11.45 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.61 g
Other: 4.32 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +38.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +599.4%
Contains more FatsFats +389.3%
Contains more OtherOther +354.7%

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
14% 37% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.528 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.869 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.148 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +471.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6028.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.528g

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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. Sardines - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175139/nutrients

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

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