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Chocolate vs. Spinach — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate and spinach

  • Chocolate has more copper, iron, phosphorus, manganese, and fiber; however, spinach is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Spinach covers your daily vitamin K needs 405% more than chocolate.
  • Spinach has 431 times less saturated fat than chocolate. Chocolate has 18.519g of saturated fat, while spinach has 0.043g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +67.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20%
Contains more IronIron +124.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +490.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +164.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +267.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%

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 0% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +104.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +26100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +285.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +372%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +476.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5993.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Spinach DV% diff.
Vitamin K 8.1µg 493.6µg 405%
Copper 1.028mg 0.174mg 95%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0.043g 84%
Vitamin A 2µg 524µg 58%
Iron 8.02mg 3.57mg 56%
Fats 31.28g 0.26g 48%
Folate 146µg 37%
Calories 546kcal 23kcal 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 0.006g 24%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.935mg 21%
Phosphorus 206mg 56mg 21%
Carbs 61.17g 3.75g 19%
Fiber 7g 2.4g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.242mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.236mg 14%
Magnesium 146mg 87mg 14%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.76mg 11%
Caffeine 43mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 2.08mg 10%
Calcium 56mg 136mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.109g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.095mg 6%
Choline 19.7mg 4%
Protein 4.88g 2.97g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.145mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 559mg 466mg 3%
Selenium 3µg 1.5µg 3%
Sodium 24mg 70mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.49mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 1.35g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 0.43g N/A
Trans fat 0.112g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +64.3%
Contains more FatsFats +11930.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1531.2%
Contains more WaterWater +9303.1%
~equal in Other ~1.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +158900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +901.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients
  2. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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.