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Hot chocolate vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between hot chocolate and fudge

  • Hot chocolate has more vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, fudge is higher in copper, manganese, and iron.
  • Fudge covers your daily copper needs 25% more than hot chocolate.
  • Hot chocolate has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 15% 12% 66% 110% 30% 30% 5.9% 55% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +132.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.5%
Contains more IronIron +321.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +219.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3146.2%
~equal in Sodium ~45mg
~equal in Selenium ~2.5µg

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%
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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% 15% 3.6% 0% 6.5% 20% 3.3% 8.4% 2.8% 11% 3.5% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +134.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +444.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +56%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Fudge DV% diff.
Copper 0.103mg 0.329mg 25%
Saturated fat 1.431g 6.448g 23%
Carbs 10.74g 76.44g 22%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.422mg 18%
Calories 77kcal 411kcal 17%
Iron 0.42mg 1.77mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0.09µg 17%
Fats 2.34g 10.41g 12%
Calcium 114mg 49mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.085mg 7%
Vitamin D 45IU 0IU 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 2.943g 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Phosphorus 105mg 71mg 5%
Zinc 0.63mg 1.11mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.14mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 36mg 3%
Fiber 1g 1.7g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 0.373g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.012mg 2%
Protein 3.52g 2.39g 2%
Caffeine 2mg 8mg 2%
Potassium 197mg 134mg 2%
Cholesterol 8mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.026mg 1%
Choline 15.6mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin A 51µg 44µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 74.74g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 73.12g N/A
Sodium 44mg 45mg 0%
Selenium 2.7µg 2.5µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.176mg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g 0.165g N/A
Folate 5µg 4µg 0%
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
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2% 10% 76% 10%
Protein: 2.39 g
Fats: 10.41 g
Carbs: 76.44 g
Water: 9.81 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.3%
Contains more WaterWater +740.5%
Contains more FatsFats +344.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +611.7%
~equal in Other ~0.95g

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
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.448 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.943 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.373 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +334.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +344%

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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. Fudge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167987/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.