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White chocolate vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between white chocolate and spread

  • White chocolate has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, spread is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, and iron.
  • White chocolate covers your daily saturated fat needs 67% more than spread.
  • Spread has 17 times less calcium than white chocolate. White chocolate has 199mg of calcium, while spread has 12mg.
  • Spread contains less saturated fat.
  • White chocolate has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of white chocolate is 41, while the glycemic index of spread is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, white chocolate and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1558.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +160%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +198.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.1%
Contains more IronIron +229.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +115.6%

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%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +468.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +81.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +173%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +132.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +111.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White chocolate Spread DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.412g 5.977g 61%
Sodium 90mg 1013mg 40%
Fats 32.09g 17.34g 23%
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 1.12µg 23%
Calcium 199mg 12mg 19%
Phosphorus 176mg 59mg 17%
Carbs 59.24g 11.94g 16%
Calories 539kcal 235kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0.282mg 0.134mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.013g 2.565g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.172mg 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 9.7µg 9%
Copper 0.06mg 0.13mg 8%
Iron 0.24mg 0.79mg 7%
Cholesterol 21mg 38mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 1.73mg 6%
Choline 29.5mg 62.3mg 6%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 1.6µg 6%
Potassium 286mg 110mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 1.74mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.608mg 0.43mg 4%
Protein 5.87g 7.66g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 9.097g 7.584g 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Zinc 0.74mg 1.02mg 3%
Vitamin A 9µg 26µg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.026mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Net carbs 59.04g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 59g 0g N/A
Fiber 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 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
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more FatsFats +85.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +396.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.5%
Contains more WaterWater +4536.9%
Contains more OtherOther +85.3%

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
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +153.2%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.