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Hot chocolate vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between hot chocolate and icing

  • Hot chocolate has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, copper, calcium, and vitamin D; however, icing is higher in vitamin K, vitamin E, and vitamin B2.
  • Hot chocolate covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 20% more than icing.
  • Hot chocolate has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +479.4%
Contains more IronIron +162.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +483.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2600%

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% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +496.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +578.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6400%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Icing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 7.951g 52%
Fats 2.34g 16.23g 21%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0µg 20%
Carbs 10.74g 67.89g 19%
Calories 77kcal 418kcal 17%
Phosphorus 105mg 18mg 12%
Calcium 114mg 3mg 11%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 13µg 11%
Copper 0.103mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 1.53mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 4.86g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.302mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.431g 2.974g 7%
Protein 3.52g 0g 7%
Vitamin A 51µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 0IU 6%
Sodium 44mg 184mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.055mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 0.1µg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 1mg 5%
Potassium 197mg 34mg 5%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.07mg 5%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.42mg 0.16mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Choline 15.6mg 2.3mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.22mg 1%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 63.1g N/A
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
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +447.1%
Contains more OtherOther +17.3%
Contains more FatsFats +593.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +532.1%

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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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +617.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9365.5%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.