Chocolate vs. Waffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate and waffle different?

Chocolate is higher in copper, iron, manganese, and magnesium; however, waffle is richer in selenium, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate is 107% higher.
Chocolate contains 8 times more magnesium than waffle. While chocolate contains 146mg of magnesium, waffle contains only 19mg.
Waffle has less saturated fat.
Chocolate has a lower glycemic index (23) than waffle (76).

Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe 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.

Chocolate

Waffle

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+668.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+251.6%
Contains more IronIron	+247.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1558.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+195.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+435.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+355.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1440%

~equal in Phosphorus ~190mg

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.

Chocolate

Waffle

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+952%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+594%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+185.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.25µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.028mg	0.062mg	107%
Selenium	3µg	46.2µg	79%
Iron	8.02mg	2.31mg	71%
Saturated fat	18.519g	2.866g	71%
Manganese	1.419mg	0.265mg	50%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.092g	6.785g	38%
Magnesium	146mg	19mg	30%
Fiber	7g		28%
Fats	31.28g	14.1g	26%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.347mg	23%
Sodium	24mg	511mg	21%
Cholesterol	8mg	69mg	20%
Calcium	56mg	255mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.263mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	9.54g	3.521g	15%
Calories	546kcal	291kcal	13%
Potassium	559mg	159mg	12%
Zinc	2.01mg	0.68mg	12%
Folate		46µg	12%
Caffeine	43mg		11%
Carbs	61.17g	32.9g	9%
Vitamin B3	0.725mg	2.073mg	8%
Vitamin A	2µg	65µg	7%
Vitamin K	8.1µg		7%
Protein	4.88g	7.9g	6%
Vitamin E	0.54mg		4%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.485mg	4%
Phosphorus	206mg	190mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0.056mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.25µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.89g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1119kcal	368kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	3.6	N/A
Vitamin C		0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	54.17g	32.9g	N/A
Sugar	47.9g		N/A
Trans fat	0.112g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.099mg	0%
Threonine		0.289mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.362mg	0%
Leucine		0.63mg	0%
Lysine		0.384mg	0%
Methionine		0.179mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.395mg	0%
Valine		0.409mg	0%
Histidine		0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	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