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White chocolate vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between white chocolate and cereal

  • Cereal is higher than white chocolate in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 519% more than white chocolate.
  • White chocolate contains 75 times more saturated fat than cereal. While white chocolate contains 19.412g of saturated fat, cereal contains only 0.26g.
  • The glycemic index of white chocolate is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, white chocolate and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1890%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +172.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +128.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +14091.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +927%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9775%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

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%
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +169%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8944.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9881%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1272.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3875.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10589.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White chocolate Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 6.288mg 519%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 5.986mg 456%
Iron 0.24mg 34.06mg 423%
Vitamin B2 0.282mg 3.87mg 276%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 29.62mg 180%
Vitamin A 9µg 814µg 89%
Saturated fat 19.412g 0.26g 87%
Zinc 0.74mg 7.6mg 62%
Fats 32.09g 1.08g 48%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 38.5mg 42%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.79mg 34%
Sodium 90mg 795mg 31%
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 9.097g 0.204g 22%
Calcium 199mg 10mg 19%
Phosphorus 176mg 77mg 14%
Copper 0.06mg 0.137mg 9%
Carbs 59.24g 86.85g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.608mg 0.226mg 8%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 0µg 8%
Calories 539kcal 378kcal 8%
Cholesterol 21mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 0.08mg 6%
Fiber 0.2g 1.4g 5%
Potassium 286mg 105mg 5%
Choline 29.5mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.013g 0.354g 4%
Selenium 4.5µg 6.3µg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 19mg 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Protein 5.87g 6.06g 0%
Net carbs 59.04g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 59g 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

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
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more FatsFats +2871.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.6%
Contains more WaterWater +190.8%
Contains more OtherOther +48.7%
~equal in Protein ~6.06g

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
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4359.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +186.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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

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.