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Hot chocolate vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between hot chocolate and smoothie

  • Hot chocolate has more vitamin B12, calcium, and potassium; however, smoothie has more vitamin C.
  • Smoothie's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 27% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana.

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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% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +178%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +720.8%
Contains more IronIron +180%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.1%

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 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8%
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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +104.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +513.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Smoothie DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.2mg 24.5mg 27%
Phosphorus 105mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 14%
Copper 0.103mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0.24µg 10%
Calcium 114mg 41mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.431g 0g 7%
Vitamin D 45 IU 6%
Zinc 0.63mg 6%
Vitamin A 51µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Protein 3.52g 1.22g 5%
Magnesium 23mg 5%
Potassium 197mg 24mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 5%
Fats 2.34g 0g 4%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.816mg 4%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.42mg 0.15mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.082mg 3%
Choline 15.6mg 3%
Calories 77kcal 37kcal 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 2%
Carbs 10.74g 8.16g 1%
Sodium 44mg 29mg 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Net carbs 9.74g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 7.35g 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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +188.5%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.6%
Contains more OtherOther +179.4%
~equal in Water ~90.28g

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.