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Hot chocolate vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between hot chocolate and Peruvian groundcherry

  • Hot chocolate has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, and phosphorus; however, Peruvian groundcherry is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • Hot chocolate covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 20% more than Peruvian groundcherry.
  • Hot chocolate has 13 times more calcium than Peruvian groundcherry. While hot chocolate has 114mg of calcium, Peruvian groundcherry has only 9mg.
  • The glycemic index of hot chocolate is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw.

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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 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +138.1%

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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +355%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +182.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2005.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 2.8mg 17%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 11mg 12%
Copper 0.103mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.04mg 11%
Calcium 114mg 9mg 11%
Phosphorus 105mg 40mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.431g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 7%
Iron 0.42mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Zinc 0.63mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.11mg 6%
Potassium 197mg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 6%
Magnesium 23mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Choline 15.6mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Protein 3.52g 1.9g 3%
Fats 2.34g 0.7g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Sodium 44mg 2%
Vitamin A 51µg 36µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 2%
Folate 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 1%
Calories 77kcal 53kcal 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Net carbs 9.74g 11.2g N/A
Carbs 10.74g 11.2g 0%
Sugar 9.66g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +85.3%
Contains more FatsFats +234.3%
Contains more OtherOther +18.8%
~equal in Carbs ~11.2g
~equal in Water ~85.4g

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/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.