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Hot chocolate vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between hot chocolate and mousse?

  • Mousse is richer than hot chocolate in selenium, vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Mousse's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 44% more.
  • The amount of sugar in hot chocolate is lower.

We used Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe types in this article.

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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 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.3%
Contains more IronIron +31%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +353.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +174.1%
~equal in Zinc ~0.64mg

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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +174.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.146mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.47µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Mousse DV% diff.
Cholesterol 8mg 140mg 44%
Saturated fat 1.431g 9.151g 35%
Fats 2.34g 16g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 5.027g 11%
Vitamin A 51µg 140µg 10%
Selenium 2.7µg 7.4µg 9%
Calories 77kcal 225kcal 7%
Vitamin D 45IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 0.879g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.533mg 4%
Choline 15.6mg 3%
Folate 5µg 15µg 3%
Copper 0.103mg 0.075mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.51mg 3%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.059mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.205mg 2%
Carbs 10.74g 16.07g 2%
Iron 0.42mg 0.55mg 2%
Calcium 114mg 96mg 2%
Potassium 197mg 143mg 2%
Phosphorus 105mg 117mg 2%
Fiber 1g 0.6g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.045mg 1%
Protein 3.52g 4.14g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.058mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0.47µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1.6µg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 7mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 15.47g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 14.81g N/A
Zinc 0.63mg 0.64mg 0%
Sodium 44mg 38mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.146mg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g 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
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more WaterWater +31%
Contains more OtherOther +11.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.6%
Contains more FatsFats +583.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +49.6%

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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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +642.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +946.4%

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/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.