Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
chicken
versus
cocoa powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chicken and cocoa powder:
Both cocoa powder and chicken are high in calories. Cocoa powder has 21% more calories than chicken - cocoa powder has 228 calories per 100 grams and chicken has 189 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chicken is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to cocoa powder per calorie. Chicken has a macronutrient ratio of 49:0:51 and for cocoa powder, 18:54:29 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Chicken | Cocoa Powder | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 49% | 18% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 54% |
Fat | 51% | 29% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cocoa powder is high in carbohydrates and chicken has less carbohydrates than cocoa powder - cocoa powder has 57.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Cocoa powder is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken - cocoa powder has 37g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken has less sugar than cocoa powder - cocoa powder has 1.8g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Both cocoa powder and chicken are high in protein. Chicken has 19% more protein than cocoa powder - cocoa powder has 19.6g of protein per 100 grams and chicken has 23.3g of protein.
Cocoa powder is high in saturated fat and chicken has 61% less saturated fat than cocoa powder - cocoa powder has 8.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken has 3.1g of saturated fat.
Both chicken and cocoa powder are low in trans fat - chicken has 0.09g of trans fat per 100 grams and cocoa powder does not contain significant amounts.
Cocoa powder has signficantly less cholesterol than chicken - chicken has 107mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and cocoa powder does not contain significant amounts.
Cocoa powder and chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cocoa powder has 0.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken has 0.39mg of Vitamin E.
Cocoa powder and chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cocoa powder has 2.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chicken has 2.1ug of Vitamin K.
Chicken has more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, cocoa powder contains more folate. Both chicken and cocoa powder contain significant amounts of thiamin and riboflavin.
Chicken | Cocoa Powder | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.121 MG | 0.078 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.302 MG | 0.241 MG |
Niacin | 7.107 MG | 2.185 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.327 MG | 0.254 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.538 MG | 0.118 MG |
Folate | 2 UG | 32 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.51 UG | ~ |
Cocoa powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 15 times more calcium than chicken - cocoa powder has 128mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken has 8mg of calcium.
Cocoa powder is an excellent source of iron and it has 13 times more iron than chicken - cocoa powder has 13.9mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken has 0.93mg of iron.
Both cocoa powder and chicken are high in potassium. Cocoa powder has 125% more potassium than chicken - cocoa powder has 1524mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken has 677mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken has more linoleic acid than cocoa powder per 100 grams.
Chicken | Cocoa Powder | |
---|---|---|
other omega 6 | 0.02 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.818 G | 0.44 G |
Total | 1.838 G | 0.44 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Chicken or Cocoa Powder .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Chicken (Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned) and Cocoa Powder (Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened) .
Cooked Chicken 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Cocoa Powder 100g
(
100 g
)
|
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189KCAL 10% |
|
5% | calories | 21% |
|
228KCAL 11% | |
|
5% | carbohydrates | >999% |
|
58G 23% | ||
|
5% | dietary fiber | >999% |
|
37G 148% | ||
5% | sugar | >999% | 1.8G | ||||
11G 17% |
|
5% | total fat | 27% |
|
14G 21% | |
3.1G 17% |
|
5% | saturated fat | 161% |
|
8.1G 45% | |
4.9G | 7% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | 4.6G | |||
2.1G | 377% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.44G | |||
0.09G | >999% | trans fat | 5% | ||||
107MG | >999% | cholesterol | 5% | ||||
75MG 5% |
|
257% | sodium | 5% |
|
21MG 1% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
8MG 1% |
|
5% | calcium | >999% |
|
128MG 13% | |
0.93MG 5% |
|
5% | iron | >999% |
|
14MG 77% | |
28MG 9% |
|
5% | magnesium | >999% |
|
499MG 161% | |
677MG 29% |
|
5% | potassium | 125% |
|
1524MG 66% | |
0.12MG 11% |
|
50% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
0.08MG 7% | |
0.3MG 28% |
|
25% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.24MG 22% | |
7.1MG 51% |
|
223% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
|
2.2MG 16% | |
0.54MG 41% |
|
350% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
0.12MG 9% | |
1.3MG 27% |
|
420% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
0.25MG 5% | |
2UG 1% |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | >999% |
|
32UG 8% | |
0.51UG 21% |
|
>999% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
|
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0.39MG 3% |
|
290% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
0.1MG 1% | |
2.1UG 2% |
|
5% | Vitamin K | 19% |
|
2.5UG 3% | |
23G 47% |
|
15% | protein | 5% |
|
20G 39% | |
59MG 14% |
|
392% | choline | 5% |
|
12MG 3% | |
0.06MG 5% |
|
5% | copper | >999% |
|
3.8MG 316% | |
0.02MG 1% |
|
5% | manganese | >999% |
|
3.8MG 213% | |
234MG 33% |
|
5% | phosphorus | 214% |
|
734MG 105% | |
14UG 26% |
|
5% | selenium | 5% |
|
14UG 26% | |
1.9MG 24% |
|
5% | zinc | 258% |
|
6.8MG 85% | |
65G | >999% | Water | 5% | 3G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin C, biotin (Vit B7). |