Cocoa bean vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cocoa bean and chocolate different?

Cocoa bean is higher than chocolate in copper, manganese, iron, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
Cocoa bean covers your daily need for copper 287% more than chocolate.
Cocoa bean contains 9 times more vitamin B2 than chocolate. Cocoa bean contains 0.46mg of vitamin B2, while chocolate contains 0.05mg.
Cocoa bean is lower in saturated fat.

Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids types were used 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.

Cocoa bean

Chocolate

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+226%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+98.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+348.8%
Contains more IronIron	+93.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+250.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+216.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+253.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+163.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+340%

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.

Cocoa bean

Chocolate

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+820%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+231%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+181%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+440%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+237.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	3.607mg	1.028mg	287%
Manganese	3.737mg	1.419mg	101%
Iron	15.52mg	8.02mg	94%
Fiber	29.8g	7g	91%
Magnesium	476mg	146mg	79%
Phosphorus	728mg	206mg	75%
Potassium	2509mg	559mg	57%
Saturated fat	7.76g	18.519g	49%
Zinc	6.37mg	2.01mg	40%
Vitamin B2	0.46mg	0.05mg	32%
Fats	13.1g	31.28g	28%
Protein	18.1g	4.88g	26%
Selenium	13.2µg	3µg	19%
Calories	220kcal	546kcal	16%
Monounsaturated fat	4.39g	9.54g	13%
Vitamin B3	2.4mg	0.725mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.23µg	10%
Caffeine	78mg	43mg	9%
Folate	32µg		8%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.025mg	7%
Calcium	111mg	56mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.118mg	0.042mg	6%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.947g	6%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	8.1µg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.085g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.42g	1.092g	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	8mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.54mg	3%
Choline	11.4mg		2%
Carbs	58.3g	61.17g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.254mg	0.297mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	0.89g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	1119kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	45g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.62	0.57	N/A
Net carbs	28.5g	54.17g	N/A
Sugar	1.76g	47.9g	N/A
Sodium	19mg	24mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.112g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.271mg		0%
Threonine	0.716mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.701mg		0%
Leucine	1.097mg		0%
Lysine	0.907mg		0%
Methionine	0.187mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.869mg		0%
Valine	1.086mg		0%
Histidine	0.312mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A