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White chocolate vs. Carob — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white chocolate and carob different?

  • White chocolate is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, while carob is higher in zinc, fiber, copper, iron, calcium, and potassium.
  • Carob covers your daily need for saturated fat, 48% more than white chocolate.
  • White chocolate contains 2 times more vitamin B12 than carob. White chocolate contains 0.56µg of vitamin B12, while carob contains 0.28µg.
  • White chocolate is lower in saturated fat.

Candies, white chocolate and Candies, carob, 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 8.6% 60% 25% 9% 20% 20% 75% 12% 1% 25%
Carob
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 91% 56% 48% 61% 96% 54% 14% 18% 28%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.3%
Contains more IronIron +437.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +205%
Contains more ZincZinc +377%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15.6%

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 1.7% 3% 19% 0% 16% 65% 14% 36% 13% 70% 23% 5.3% 16%
Carob
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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 1.7% 0.33% 31% 0% 25% 41% 20% 45% 30% 35% 19% 16% 10%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +18.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +55.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +63.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.5mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White chocolate Carob DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.412g 29.018g 44%
Zinc 0.74mg 3.53mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 9.097g 0.483g 22%
Fiber 0.2g 3.8g 14%
Copper 0.06mg 0.183mg 14%
Iron 0.24mg 1.29mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 0.28µg 12%
Calcium 199mg 303mg 10%
Potassium 286mg 633mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.282mg 0.178mg 8%
Phosphorus 176mg 126mg 7%
Cholesterol 21mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.13mg 6%
Magnesium 12mg 36mg 6%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.14mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.013g 0.295g 5%
Protein 5.87g 8.15g 5%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 1.57mg 4%
Folate 7µg 21µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.608mg 0.75mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.1mg 3%
Choline 29.5mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 1.04mg 2%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 7.7µg 1%
Sodium 90mg 107mg 1%
Selenium 4.5µg 5.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 1µg 1%
Carbs 59.24g 56.29g 1%
Fats 32.09g 31.36g 1%
Calories 539kcal 540kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 59.04g 52.49g N/A
Sugar 59g 34.11g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 32% 59%
Protein: 5.87 g
Fats: 32.09 g
Carbs: 59.24 g
Water: 1.3 g
Other: 1.5 g
Carob
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8% 31% 56% 3%
Protein: 8.15 g
Fats: 31.36 g
Carbs: 56.29 g
Water: 1.54 g
Other: 2.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.8%
Contains more WaterWater +18.5%
Contains more OtherOther +77.3%
~equal in Fats ~31.36g
~equal in Carbs ~56.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.412 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.097 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.013 g
Carob
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97%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.483 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.295 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1783.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +243.4%

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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. White chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167571/nutrients
  2. Carob - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167973/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.