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Hot chocolate vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between hot chocolate and sweet and sour

  • Hot chocolate has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin D; however, sweet, and sour is higher in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Sweet and sour covers your daily manganese needs 33% more than hot chocolate.
  • Sweet and sour has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of sweet and sour is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1040%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +575%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5753.8%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +857.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +252.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +550%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.013mg 0.761mg 33%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0µg 20%
Sodium 44mg 371mg 14%
Phosphorus 105mg 7mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.019mg 13%
Calcium 114mg 10mg 10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 8.7mg 9%
Carbs 10.74g 38.22g 9%
Saturated fat 1.431g 0g 7%
Protein 3.52g 0.27g 7%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin A 51µg 1µg 6%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.093mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 0.4µg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Fiber 1g 0.1g 4%
Fats 2.34g 0.02g 4%
Calories 77kcal 150kcal 4%
Copper 0.103mg 0.079mg 3%
Iron 0.42mg 0.21mg 3%
Potassium 197mg 99mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 0g 2%
Choline 15.6mg 2.4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 0g 1%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.048mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.053mg 1%
Net carbs 9.74g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.187mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1203.7%
Contains more FatsFats +11600%
Contains more WaterWater +36.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +255.9%
Contains more OtherOther +28.4%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.