Chocolate vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate and butter?

Chocolate is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, and phosphorus, yet butter is higher in fats and vitamin A.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 160% more.
The amount of saturated fat in chocolate is lower.
The glycemic index of butter is lower.

We used Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Butter, without salt types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+7200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2229.2%
Contains more IronIron	+40000%
Contains more CopperCopper	+6325%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+758.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35375%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+200%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-54.2%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate

Butter

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1626.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+170%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+15.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+34100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+329.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	18.519g	50.489g	145%
Copper	1.028mg	0.016mg	112%
Iron	8.02mg	0.02mg	100%
Fats	31.28g	81.11g	77%
Vitamin A	2µg	684µg	76%
Cholesterol	8mg	215mg	69%
Manganese	1.419mg	0.004mg	62%
Monounsaturated fat	9.54g	23.43g	35%
Magnesium	146mg	2mg	34%
Fiber	7g	0g	28%
Phosphorus	206mg	24mg	26%
Carbs	61.17g	0.06g	20%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.09mg	17%
Potassium	559mg	24mg	16%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.085g	0.315g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.092g	3.01g	13%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	2.32mg	12%
Caffeine	43mg	0mg	11%
Calories	546kcal	717kcal	9%
Protein	4.88g	0.85g	8%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.947g	2.166g	7%
Selenium	3µg	1µg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.725mg	0.042mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.11mg	4%
Calcium	56mg	24mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0.003mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.17µg	3%
Choline		18.8mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.005mg	2%
Sodium	24mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.034mg	1%
Vitamin K	8.1µg	7µg	1%
Folate		3µg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	18g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	54.17g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	47.9g	0.06g	N/A
Trans fat	0.112g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.012mg	0%
Threonine		0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.051mg	0%
Leucine		0.083mg	0%
Lysine		0.067mg	0%
Methionine		0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.041mg	0%
Valine		0.057mg	0%
Histidine		0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A