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Oatmeal vs. Cocoa solids — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are oatmeal and cocoa solids different?

  • Cocoa solids are higher than oatmeal in copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and selenium.
  • Cocoa solids cover your daily need for copper, 414% more than oatmeal.
  • Oatmeal is lower in saturated fat.
  • Oatmeal has a higher glycemic index (79) than cocoa solids (24).

Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened 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 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 356% 38% 134% 520% 1263% 186% 315% 2.7% 500% 78%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1819.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2398.4%
Contains more IronIron +132.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +5639.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +998.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +853.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +587.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +186%

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% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
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% 0% 2% 0% 20% 56% 41% 15% 27% 0% 6.3% 24% 6.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +525%
Contains more CholineCholine +155.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal Cocoa solids DV% diff.
Copper 0.066mg 3.788mg 414%
Manganese 0.558mg 3.837mg 143%
Fiber 1.7g 37g 141%
Magnesium 26mg 499mg 113%
Iron 5.96mg 13.86mg 99%
Phosphorus 77mg 734mg 94%
Caffeine 0mg 230mg 58%
Zinc 0.62mg 6.81mg 56%
Potassium 61mg 1524mg 43%
Saturated fat 0.226g 8.07g 36%
Protein 2.37g 19.6g 34%
Fats 1.36g 13.7g 19%
Selenium 5µg 14.3µg 17%
Carbs 11.67g 57.9g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.26mg 0.078mg 15%
Vitamin A 130µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.118mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.391g 4.57g 10%
Calories 68kcal 228kcal 8%
Calcium 80mg 128mg 5%
Vitamin B3 3.025mg 2.185mg 5%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Folate 44µg 32µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.215mg 0.241mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2.5µg 2%
Choline 4.7mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.317mg 0.254mg 1%
Sodium 49mg 21mg 1%
Net carbs 9.97g 20.9g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 1.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.1mg 0%
Trans fat 0.003g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.426g 0.44g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.293mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0.76mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 1.189mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0.983mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0.202mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 1.177mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.339mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
20% 14% 58% 3% 6%
Protein: 19.6 g
Fats: 13.7 g
Carbs: 57.9 g
Water: 3 g
Other: 5.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +2701%
Contains more ProteinProtein +727%
Contains more FatsFats +907.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +396.1%
Contains more OtherOther +917.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.07 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.57 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.44 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1068.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.44g

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/nutrients
  2. Cocoa solids - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169593/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.