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White chocolate vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white chocolate and flour different?

  • White chocolate is richer in vitamin B12 and calcium, while flour is higher in vitamin B1, iron, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, and vitamin B2.
  • White chocolate covers your daily need for saturated fat, 96% more than flour.
  • Flour is lower in saturated fat.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index (72) than white chocolate (41).

Candies, white chocolate and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached 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%
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1226.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more IronIron +1833.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8425%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +653.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.7mg

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2933.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +183.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1146%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +692.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2514.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White chocolate Flour DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.412g 0.155g 88%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.785mg 60%
Iron 0.24mg 4.64mg 55%
Selenium 4.5µg 33.9µg 53%
Fats 32.09g 0.98g 48%
Folate 7µg 183µg 44%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 5.904mg 32%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.682mg 29%
Monounsaturated fat 9.097g 0.087g 23%
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 0µg 23%
Calcium 199mg 15mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.282mg 0.494mg 16%
Phosphorus 176mg 108mg 10%
Fiber 0.2g 2.7g 10%
Protein 5.87g 10.33g 9%
Calories 539kcal 364kcal 9%
Copper 0.06mg 0.144mg 9%
Cholesterol 21mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 0.3µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 0.06mg 6%
Carbs 59.24g 76.31g 6%
Potassium 286mg 107mg 5%
Sodium 90mg 2mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.013g 0.413g 4%
Choline 29.5mg 10.4mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.608mg 0.438mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 22mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.044mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 59.04g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 59g 0.27g N/A
Zinc 0.74mg 0.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +3174.5%
Contains more OtherOther +226.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +76%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.8%
Contains more WaterWater +816.9%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10356.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +145.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.