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Peanut butter vs. Hot chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between peanut butter and hot chocolate

  • Peanut butter has more vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin E, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and folate; however, hot chocolate is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Peanut butter covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 81% more than hot chocolate.
  • Peanut butter has 303 times more vitamin E than hot chocolate. While peanut butter has 9.1mg of vitamin E, hot chocolate has only 0.03mg.
  • Hot chocolate has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of hot chocolate is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt and Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade.

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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 120% 15% 49% 65% 141% 68% 144% 2.2% 217% 22%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +630.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +183.2%
Contains more IronIron +314.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +309.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +298.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +219%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12707.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +51.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +132.7%

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% 0% 182% 0% 38% 44% 246% 68% 102% 0% 0.75% 65% 34%
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 EVitamin E +30233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9758.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +246.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1002.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +1640%
Contains more CholineCholine +303.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.182mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut butter Hot chocolate DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 12.535g 0.084g 83%
Vitamin B3 13.112mg 0.133mg 81%
Fats 51.36g 2.34g 75%
Manganese 1.665mg 0.013mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 25.941g 0.677g 63%
Vitamin E 9.1mg 0.03mg 60%
Saturated fat 10.325g 1.431g 40%
Protein 22.21g 3.52g 37%
Copper 0.422mg 0.103mg 35%
Magnesium 168mg 23mg 35%
Phosphorus 335mg 105mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.441mg 0.04mg 31%
Calories 598kcal 77kcal 26%
Folate 87µg 5µg 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.49µg 20%
Zinc 2.51mg 0.63mg 17%
Iron 1.74mg 0.42mg 17%
Fiber 5g 1g 16%
Vitamin B5 1.137mg 0.328mg 16%
Potassium 558mg 197mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.039mg 9%
Choline 63mg 15.6mg 9%
Calcium 49mg 114mg 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.1µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 45IU 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 51µg 6%
Carbs 22.31g 10.74g 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Selenium 4.1µg 2.7µg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.182mg 1%
Sodium 17mg 44mg 1%
Starch 3.56g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 17.31g 9.74g N/A
Sugar 10.49g 9.66g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.075g 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.231mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.525mg 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.616mg 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 1.546mg 0.305mg 0%
Lysine 0.681mg 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.265mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.202mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.782mg 0.201mg 0%
Histidine 0.557mg 0.067mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0.01g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.027g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 12.215g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 51% 22% 3%
Protein: 22.21 g
Fats: 51.36 g
Carbs: 22.31 g
Water: 1.23 g
Other: 2.89 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 +531%
Contains more FatsFats +2094.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.7%
Contains more OtherOther +204.2%
Contains more WaterWater +6603.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 53% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 25.941 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.535 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 +3731.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14822.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 73%
Starch: 3.56 g
Sucrose: 10.25 g
Glucose: 0.13 g
Fructose: 0.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
52% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5 g
Glucose: 0.01 g
Fructose: 0.01 g
Lactose: 4.63 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0.01 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +105%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1200%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1100%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%

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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. Peanut butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172470/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.

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