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Pumpkin seeds vs. Hot chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pumpkin seeds and hot chocolate different?

  • Pumpkin seeds are richer in zinc, fiber, copper, magnesium, iron, potassium, and manganese, while hot chocolate is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
  • Pumpkin seeds cover your daily need for zinc, 88% more than hot chocolate.
  • Pumpkin seeds contain 38 times more manganese than hot chocolate. Pumpkin seeds contain 0.496mg of manganese, while hot chocolate contains 0.013mg.
  • Hot chocolate is lower in saturated fat.

Seeds, pumpkin, and squash seeds, whole, roasted, without salt and Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade 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 187% 17% 81% 124% 230% 281% 39% 2.3% 65% 0%
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 +1039.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +366.5%
Contains more IronIron +688.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +569.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1534.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3715.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +107.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.1%

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 1% 1% 0% 0% 8.5% 12% 5.4% 3.4% 8.5% 0% 0% 6.8% 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 CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +115%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +485.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin seeds Hot chocolate DV% diff.
Zinc 10.3mg 0.63mg 88%
Fiber 18.4g 1g 70%
Copper 0.69mg 0.103mg 65%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.844g 0.084g 58%
Magnesium 262mg 23mg 57%
Iron 3.31mg 0.42mg 36%
Protein 18.55g 3.52g 30%
Fats 19.4g 2.34g 26%
Potassium 919mg 197mg 21%
Manganese 0.496mg 0.013mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.49µg 20%
Calories 446kcal 77kcal 18%
Carbs 53.75g 10.74g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 6.032g 0.677g 13%
Saturated fat 3.67g 1.431g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.182mg 10%
Calcium 55mg 114mg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 45IU 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.1µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.056mg 0.328mg 5%
Vitamin A 3µg 51µg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Choline 15.6mg 3%
Phosphorus 92mg 105mg 2%
Folate 9µg 5µg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.286mg 0.133mg 1%
Sodium 18mg 44mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 35.35g 9.74g N/A
Sugar 9.66g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.039mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.326mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.683mg 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.956mg 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 1.572mg 0.305mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.417mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.924mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 1.491mg 0.201mg 0%
Histidine 0.515mg 0.067mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 19% 54% 5% 4%
Protein: 18.55 g
Fats: 19.4 g
Carbs: 53.75 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 3.8 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 +427%
Contains more FatsFats +729.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +400.5%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more WaterWater +1732.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 33% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.67 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.844 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 +791%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10428.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61%

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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. Pumpkin seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170188/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.