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Hot chocolate vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between hot chocolate and quinoa

  • Hot chocolate has more vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin D; however, quinoa has more manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, folate, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Quinoa's daily need coverage for manganese is 27% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Quinoa, cooked.

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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%
Quinoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 5.1% 15% 56% 64% 30% 65% 0.91% 82% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +570.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +178.3%
Contains more IronIron +254.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +73%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4753.8%
~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

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 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8%
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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 0% 0% 13% 0% 27% 25% 7.7% 0% 28% 0% 0% 32%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +174.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +209.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +740%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Quinoa DV% diff.
Manganese 0.013mg 0.631mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0µg 20%
Iron 0.42mg 1.49mg 13%
Magnesium 23mg 64mg 10%
Calcium 114mg 17mg 10%
Copper 0.103mg 0.192mg 10%
Folate 5µg 42µg 9%
Fiber 1g 2.8g 7%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Phosphorus 105mg 152mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 1.078g 7%
Vitamin D 45 IU 0 IU 6%
Vitamin A 51µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.107mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.123mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.431g 0.231g 5%
Carbs 10.74g 21.3g 4%
Zinc 0.63mg 1.09mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.63mg 4%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Calories 77kcal 120kcal 2%
Protein 3.52g 4.4g 2%
Sodium 44mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.412mg 2%
Fats 2.34g 1.92g 1%
Potassium 197mg 172mg 1%
Choline 15.6mg 23mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 0.87g N/A
Selenium 2.7µg 2.8µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 0.528g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.127mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g 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
Quinoa
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4% 2% 21% 72%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 1.92 g
Carbs: 21.3 g
Water: 71.61 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +21.9%
Contains more WaterWater +15.1%
Contains more OtherOther +23.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.3%

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
Quinoa
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13% 29% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.078 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1183.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5 g
Glucose: 0.01 g
Fructose: 0.01 g
Lactose: 4.63 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0.01 g
Quinoa
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100%
Starch: 17.63 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%

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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. Quinoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168917/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.