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Hot chocolate vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between hot chocolate and flank steak

  • Hot chocolate has less selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, iron, choline, and phosphorus than flank steak.
  • Flank steak covers your daily need for selenium, 49% more than hot chocolate.
  • Hot chocolate has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of hot chocolate is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled.

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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 16% 6% 30% 65% 27% 134% 90% 7.3% 1.2% 160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +470%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.1%
Contains more IronIron +314.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +677.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +988.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

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% 7.6% 0% 19% 31% 138% 33% 134% 204% 3.5% 6.8% 57%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5436.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1347.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +232.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +575.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Flank steak DV% diff.
Selenium 2.7µg 29.4µg 49%
Protein 3.52g 27.66g 48%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 1.63µg 48%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 7.363mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.579mg 41%
Zinc 0.63mg 4.9mg 39%
Cholesterol 8mg 79mg 24%
Iron 0.42mg 1.74mg 17%
Choline 15.6mg 105.4mg 16%
Phosphorus 105mg 210mg 15%
Calcium 114mg 20mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.431g 3.395g 9%
Fats 2.34g 8.23g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 3.317g 7%
Vitamin D 45IU 6%
Vitamin A 51µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Calories 77kcal 192kcal 6%
Potassium 197mg 339mg 4%
Carbs 10.74g 0g 4%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.545mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.133mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.075mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 0.322g 2%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.38mg 2%
Copper 0.103mg 0.082mg 2%
Folate 5µg 9µg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1.4µg 1%
Sodium 44mg 56mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 0g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 23mg 0%
Sugar 9.66g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.182mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 1.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 1.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 2.201mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 2.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.72mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 1.093mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 1.372mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.883mg 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
28% 8% 64%
Protein: 27.66 g
Fats: 8.23 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.17 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +28.5%
Contains more OtherOther +-1683.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +685.8%
Contains more FatsFats +251.7%

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
48% 47% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.395 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.317 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +390%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +283.3%

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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. Flank steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168733/nutrients

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

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