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Hot chocolate vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hot chocolate and whey different?

  • Hot chocolate has more copper, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and calcium than whey.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for hot chocolate is 11% higher.
  • Whey has less saturated fat.

Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade and Whey, sweet, fluid are the varieties 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.4%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +2475%
Contains more ZincZinc +384.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +128.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.1%

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 Choline Choline 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8% 8.5%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +79.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.8%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.036mg
~equal in Choline ~16mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Whey DV% diff.
Copper 0.103mg 0.004mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0.28µg 9%
Phosphorus 105mg 46mg 8%
Calcium 114mg 47mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 6%
Iron 0.42mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin A 51µg 3µg 5%
Saturated fat 1.431g 0.23g 5%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.13mg 5%
Protein 3.52g 0.85g 5%
Fiber 1g 0g 4%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Calories 77kcal 27kcal 3%
Fats 2.34g 0.36g 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 2mg 2%
Carbs 10.74g 5.14g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.158mg 2%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.031mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.383mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 2.7µg 1.9µg 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.001mg 1%
Potassium 197mg 161mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 5.14g N/A
Sodium 44mg 54mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.036mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.074mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Choline 15.6mg 16mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.016mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +314.1%
Contains more FatsFats +550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108.9%
Contains more OtherOther +79.2%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +577%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +663.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.9%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.