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Hot chocolate vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hot chocolate and taco salad different?

  • Hot chocolate is richer in vitamin B12, while taco salad is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, manganese, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Taco salad covers your daily need for sodium, 15% more than hot chocolate.
  • Hot chocolate contains 2 times more vitamin B12 than taco salad. Hot chocolate contains 0.49µg of vitamin B12, while taco salad contains 0.32µg.
  • Hot chocolate is lower in saturated fat.

Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Fast foods, taco salad types were used in this article.

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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 19% 29% 19% 43% 38% 37% 31% 50% 22% 12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more IronIron +173.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1184.6%
~equal in Potassium ~210mg
~equal in Copper ~0.113mg

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 6% 0% 0% 0% 13% 42% 23% 41% 25% 40% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +53.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +832.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175%
Contains more FolateFolate +740%
Contains more CholineCholine +49.4%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.18mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Taco salad DV% diff.
Sodium 44mg 385mg 15%
Folate 5µg 42µg 9%
Saturated fat 1.431g 3.446g 9%
Iron 0.42mg 1.15mg 9%
Fats 2.34g 7.46g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 1.24mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.68mg 7%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.167mg 7%
Zinc 0.63mg 1.36mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0.32µg 7%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Vitamin A 51µg 6%
Protein 3.52g 6.68g 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 6%
Phosphorus 105mg 72mg 5%
Cholesterol 8mg 22mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.11mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 2.606g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 0.883g 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Calories 77kcal 141kcal 3%
Calcium 114mg 97mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1.8mg 2%
Choline 15.6mg 23.3mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.05mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Copper 0.103mg 0.113mg 1%
Selenium 2.7µg 2.2µg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 26mg 1%
Carbs 10.74g 11.91g 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 11.91g N/A
Potassium 197mg 210mg 0%
Sugar 9.66g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.18mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.254mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 0.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 0.343mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.201mg 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
7% 7% 12% 72%
Protein: 6.68 g
Fats: 7.46 g
Carbs: 11.91 g
Water: 72.35 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +14%
Contains more ProteinProtein +89.8%
Contains more FatsFats +218.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.9%
Contains more OtherOther +68.4%

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
50% 38% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.446 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.606 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.883 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +284.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +951.2%

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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

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.