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Hot chocolate vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between hot chocolate and cinnamon

  • Hot chocolate has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B2; however, cinnamon is higher in manganese, fiber, iron, calcium, copper, vitamin K, vitamin E, and zinc.
  • Cinnamon covers your daily manganese needs 759% more than hot chocolate.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Spices, cinnamon, ground.

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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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +778.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +118.8%
Contains more IronIron +1881%
Contains more CopperCopper +229.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +190.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +134253.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.8%

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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +240%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +343.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +901.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +295%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15500%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.358mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Cinnamon DV% diff.
Manganese 0.013mg 17.466mg 759%
Fiber 1g 53.1g 208%
Iron 0.42mg 8.32mg 99%
Calcium 114mg 1002mg 89%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 31.2µg 26%
Copper 0.103mg 0.339mg 26%
Carbs 10.74g 80.59g 23%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.041mg 11%
Zinc 0.63mg 1.83mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.158mg 9%
Calories 77kcal 247kcal 9%
Magnesium 23mg 60mg 9%
Potassium 197mg 431mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 1.332mg 7%
Phosphorus 105mg 64mg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Saturated fat 1.431g 0.345g 5%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3.8mg 4%
Vitamin A 51µg 15µg 4%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Fats 2.34g 1.24g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 0.246g 1%
Choline 15.6mg 11mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Protein 3.52g 3.99g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.358mg 1%
Fructose 0.01g 1.11g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.022mg 1%
Selenium 2.7µg 3.1µg 1%
Sodium 44mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 9.74g 27.49g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 2.17g N/A
Folate 5µg 6µg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g 0g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g 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
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +88.7%
Contains more WaterWater +679.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +650.4%
Contains more OtherOther +278.9%

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
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +175.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.9%

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
48% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +24900%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +10300%
Contains more FructoseFructose +11000%
~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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.