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Mousse vs. Hot chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mousse and hot chocolate?

  • Mousse is richer than hot chocolate in selenium, vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Mousse's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 44% more.
  • Mousse has 17 times more vitamin E than hot chocolate. While mousse has 0.51mg of vitamin E, hot chocolate has only 0.03mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in hot chocolate is lower.

We used Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade types 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.
Mousse
Mousse
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
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%
Contains more IronIron +31%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +353.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +174.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.63mg

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.
Mousse
Mousse
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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% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +174.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.133mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.49µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mousse Hot chocolate DV% diff.
Cholesterol 140mg 8mg 44%
Saturated fat 9.151g 1.431g 35%
Fats 16g 2.34g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 5.027g 0.677g 11%
Vitamin A 140µg 51µg 10%
Selenium 7.4µg 2.7µg 9%
Calories 225kcal 77kcal 7%
Vitamin D 45IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.879g 0.084g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.533mg 0.328mg 4%
Choline 15.6mg 3%
Folate 15µg 5µg 3%
Copper 0.075mg 0.103mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.03mg 3%
Manganese 0.059mg 0.013mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.182mg 2%
Carbs 16.07g 10.74g 2%
Iron 0.55mg 0.42mg 2%
Calcium 96mg 114mg 2%
Potassium 143mg 197mg 2%
Phosphorus 117mg 105mg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 1g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.039mg 1%
Protein 4.14g 3.52g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0.49µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 23mg 1%
Caffeine 7mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 15.47g 9.74g N/A
Sugar 14.81g 9.66g N/A
Zinc 0.64mg 0.63mg 0%
Sodium 38mg 44mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.146mg 0.133mg 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mousse
Mousse
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
4% 2% 11% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 2.34 g
Carbs: 10.74 g
Water: 82.45 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.6%
Contains more FatsFats +583.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +49.6%
Contains more WaterWater +31%
Contains more OtherOther +11.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mousse
Mousse
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.431 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.677 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.084 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +642.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +946.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.4%

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/nutrients
  2. 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.