Macadamia vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between macadamia and cocoa bean?

Macadamia is higher in vitamin B1, yet cocoa bean is higher in copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
Cocoa bean's daily need coverage for copper is 317% more.
Macadamia has 11 times more vitamin B1 than cocoa bean. While macadamia has 1.195mg of vitamin B1, cocoa bean has only 0.11mg.
The amount of saturated fat in cocoa bean is lower.

We used Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali 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.

Macadamia

Cocoa bean

Contains less SodiumSodium

-73.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+266.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+581.8%
Contains more IronIron	+320.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+377.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+390%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+287.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+266.7%

~equal in Manganese ~3.737mg

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.

Macadamia

Cocoa bean

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+440%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+986.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+198.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+133.1%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+184%
Contains more FolateFolate	+190.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.4mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.756mg	3.607mg	317%
Iron	3.69mg	15.52mg	148%
Monounsaturated fat	58.877g	4.39g	136%
Fats	75.77g	13.1g	96%
Vitamin B1	1.195mg	0.11mg	90%
Fiber	8.6g	29.8g	85%
Magnesium	130mg	476mg	82%
Phosphorus	188mg	728mg	77%
Potassium	368mg	2509mg	63%
Zinc	1.3mg	6.37mg	46%
Calories	718kcal	220kcal	25%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.46mg	23%
Caffeine	0mg	78mg	20%
Saturated fat	12.061g	7.76g	20%
Protein	7.91g	18.1g	20%
Manganese	4.131mg	3.737mg	17%
Selenium	3.6µg	13.2µg	17%
Carbs	13.82g	58.3g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.275mg	0.118mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.758mg	0.254mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.502g	0.42g	7%
Folate	11µg	32µg	5%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	0.1mg	3%
Calcium	85mg	111mg	3%
Choline		11.4mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Sodium	5mg	19mg	1%
Net carbs	5.22g	28.5g	N/A
Sugar	4.57g	1.76g	N/A
Starch	1.05g		0%
Vitamin B3	2.473mg	2.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.271mg	0%
Threonine	0.37mg	0.716mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.701mg	0%
Leucine	0.602mg	1.097mg	0%
Lysine	0.018mg	0.907mg	0%
Methionine	0.023mg	0.187mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.665mg	0.869mg	0%
Valine	0.363mg	1.086mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.312mg	0%
Fructose	0.07g		0%