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Sugar vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sugar and cocoa bean

  • Sugar contains less copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2 than cocoa bean.
  • Cocoa bean's daily need coverage for copper is 400% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Sugars, granulated and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali.

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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.
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125350%
Contains more IronIron +30940%
Contains more CopperCopper +51428.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +63600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +93325%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%

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.
Sugar
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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% 0% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2321.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Copper 0.007mg 3.607mg 400%
Iron 0.05mg 15.52mg 193%
Manganese 0.004mg 3.737mg 162%
Fiber 0g 29.8g 119%
Magnesium 0mg 476mg 113%
Phosphorus 0mg 728mg 104%
Potassium 2mg 2509mg 74%
Zinc 0.01mg 6.37mg 58%
Protein 0g 18.1g 36%
Saturated fat 0g 7.76g 35%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.46mg 34%
Selenium 0.6µg 13.2µg 23%
Caffeine 0mg 78mg 20%
Fats 0g 13.1g 20%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.4mg 15%
Carbs 99.98g 58.3g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 4.39g 11%
Calcium 1mg 111mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.118mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.11mg 9%
Folate 0µg 32µg 8%
Calories 387kcal 220kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.254mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.42g 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Choline 0mg 11.4mg 2%
Sodium 1mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 99.98g 28.5g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 1.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0%
Valine 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.312mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +13400%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/nutrients
  2. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.