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White chocolate vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white chocolate and merlot different?

  • White chocolate is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, selenium, zinc, and copper; however, merlot is richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for white chocolate is 23% higher.
  • White chocolate contains 25 times more calcium than merlot. While white chocolate contains 199mg of calcium, merlot contains only 8mg.
  • Merlot has a lower glycemic index (15) than white chocolate (41).

Candies, white chocolate and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot are the varieties 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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2387.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +445.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +428.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +665.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2150%
Contains more IronIron +91.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1550%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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%
Merlot
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +809.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +232.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1926.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.057mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White chocolate Merlot DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.412g 88%
Fats 32.09g 0g 49%
Calories 539kcal 83kcal 23%
Monounsaturated fat 9.097g 23%
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 0µg 23%
Phosphorus 176mg 23mg 22%
Carbs 59.24g 2.51g 19%
Calcium 199mg 8mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.282mg 0.031mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.608mg 0.03mg 12%
Protein 5.87g 0.07g 12%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.2µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.013g 7%
Cholesterol 21mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 6%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.14mg 5%
Copper 0.06mg 0.011mg 5%
Choline 29.5mg 5%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.132mg 5%
Potassium 286mg 127mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.005mg 5%
Sodium 90mg 4mg 4%
Iron 0.24mg 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.224mg 3%
Folate 7µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin A 9µg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 59.04g 2.51g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 59g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.057mg 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8285.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2260.2%
Contains more WaterWater +6560.8%
Contains more OtherOther +622%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

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

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