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Twizzlers vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between twizzlers and chocolate

  • Twizzlers contain less iron, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than chocolate.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for chocolate is 97% higher.
  • Chocolate has 8 times less sodium than twizzlers. Twizzlers have 195mg of sodium, while chocolate has 24mg.

Food types used in this article are Candies, TWIZZLERS NIBS CHERRY BITS and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids.

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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 0% 2.4% 3.3% 11% 0% 0% 10% 25% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1410.8%
Contains more IronIron +2764.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +758.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.7%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Twizzlers Chocolate DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 114%
Iron 0.28mg 8.02mg 97%
Saturated fat 0.54g 18.519g 82%
Manganese 1.419mg 62%
Fats 2.64g 31.28g 44%
Magnesium 146mg 35%
Phosphorus 24mg 206mg 26%
Fiber 0.6g 7g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 1.88g 9.54g 19%
Zinc 2.01mg 18%
Potassium 37mg 559mg 15%
Caffeine 43mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 10%
Calories 347kcal 546kcal 10%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 7%
Sodium 195mg 24mg 7%
Carbs 79.37g 61.17g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.14g 1.092g 6%
Calcium 8mg 56mg 5%
Protein 2.3g 4.88g 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 2%
Net carbs 78.77g 54.17g N/A
Sugar 51.35g 47.9g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 3% 79% 15%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 2.64 g
Carbs: 79.37 g
Water: 15 g
Other: 0.69 g
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1446.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +112.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1084.8%
Contains more OtherOther +146.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 73% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.88 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.14 g
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +407.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +680%

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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. Twizzlers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167983/nutrients
  2. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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