Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
almond extract
versus
cocoa powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in almond extract and cocoa powder:
Cocoa powder is high in calories and almond extract has 75% less calories than cocoa powder - cocoa powder has 228 calories per 100 grams and almond extract has 56 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, almond extract is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to cocoa powder per calorie. Almond extract has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for cocoa powder, 19:54:27 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Almond Extract | Cocoa Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 54% |
| Fat | ~ | 27% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cocoa powder is high in carbohydrates and almond extract has 75% less carbohydrates than cocoa powder - cocoa powder has 57.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and almond extract has 14.4g of carbohydrates.
Cocoa powder is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than almond extract - cocoa powder has 37g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Cocoa powder has 7.2 times less sugar than almond extract - cocoa powder has 1.8g of sugar per 100 grams and almond extract has 14.4g of sugar.
Cocoa powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 652 times more protein than almond extract - cocoa powder has 19.6g of protein per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.03g of protein.
Cocoa powder is high in saturated fat and almond extract has less saturated fat than cocoa powder - cocoa powder has 8.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Cocoa powder and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cocoa powder has 0.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Cocoa powder and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cocoa powder has 2.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Cocoa powder has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Almond Extract | Cocoa Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.003 MG | 0.078 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.029 MG | 0.241 MG |
| Niacin | 0.129 MG | 2.185 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.011 MG | 0.254 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.008 MG | 0.118 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 32 UG |
Cocoa powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 41 times more calcium than almond extract - cocoa powder has 128mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond extract has 3mg of calcium.
Cocoa powder is an excellent source of iron and it has 276 times more iron than almond extract - cocoa powder has 13.9mg of iron per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.05mg of iron.
Cocoa powder is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than almond extract - cocoa powder has 1524mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) and Cocoa Powder (Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened) .
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||