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Hot chocolate vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between hot chocolate and flax seeds

  • Hot chocolate has less vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 134% more than hot chocolate.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Seeds, flaxseed.

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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 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1604.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +123.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +312.7%
Contains more IronIron +1264.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1084.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +588.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +511.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18992.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +840.7%

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 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4115.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2215.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +200.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1082.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2050%
Contains more FolateFolate +1640%
Contains more CholineCholine +404.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Flax seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 28.73g 191%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 1.644mg 134%
Copper 0.103mg 1.22mg 124%
Manganese 0.013mg 2.482mg 107%
Fiber 1g 27.3g 105%
Magnesium 23mg 392mg 88%
Phosphorus 105mg 642mg 77%
Iron 0.42mg 5.73mg 66%
Fats 2.34g 42.16g 61%
Selenium 2.7µg 25.4µg 41%
Zinc 0.63mg 4.34mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.473mg 33%
Protein 3.52g 18.29g 30%
Calories 77kcal 534kcal 23%
Folate 5µg 87µg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0µg 20%
Potassium 197mg 813mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 3.08mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 7.527g 17%
Calcium 114mg 255mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.985mg 13%
Choline 15.6mg 78.7mg 11%
Saturated fat 1.431g 3.663g 10%
Vitamin A 51µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 0IU 6%
Carbs 10.74g 28.88g 6%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 4.3µg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.161mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.31mg 2%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 44mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.6mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 1.55g N/A
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.957mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.472mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 0g 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 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
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more WaterWater +1084.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +419.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1701.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168.9%
Contains more OtherOther +290.5%

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
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1011.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34102.4%

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
74% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.15 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +334.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3900%
~equal in Starch ~0g

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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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/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.