Nutrition for White Chocolate
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
White Chocolate Nutrition Summary
One cup of white chocolate (224 grams or 0.5 lb) contains 1207 calories and 13.1 grams of protein. White chocolate consist of 1% water, 59% carbohydrates, 6% protein, and 32% fat.White chocolate is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, protein, calcium, potassium, riboflavin and Vitamin B12. It also contains significant amounts of pantothenic acid, selenium, copper, phosphorus, zinc and choline.
In one cup of white chocolate:
- Calories: 1207
- Protein: 13.1 g
- Sugar: 132.2 g
- Dietary fiber: 0.4 g
- Fat: 71.9 g, (Saturated: 43.5 g)
- Cholesterol: 47 mg
- Sodium: 201.6 mg
See the White Chocolate Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Candies, white chocolate.
Calories in White Chocolate
White chocolate has 1207 calories per cup or 539 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and carbohydrates.53% of calories in white chocolate are from fat, 43% of calories are from carbohydrates and 4% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
A good portion, or 43% of the calories in white chocolate are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in white chocolate are mostly in the form of sugar (100%).
- Dietary fiber: 0.4 g
- Sugar: 132.2 g
Calories from Fat
The majority, or 53% of the calories in White Chocolate are from fat. White chocolate is high in total fat, with 71.9 grams or 112% of recommended daily values per cup. Most of the fat in white chocolate are saturated and it contains a very high amount of saturated fat, about 240% of recommended daily values.
White chocolate contains 47 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
White chocolate contains 47 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
- Total fat: 71.9 g
- Cholesterol: 47 mg
- Saturated fat: 43.5 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 20.4 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.3 g
Omega-3 and Omega-6 in White Chocolate
White chocolate is a source of healthy omega-3 fatty acids, containing a total of 0.23 grams for every cup. It contains significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid.
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- alpha linoleic acid: 0.23 g
Also a good source of omega-6 fatty acids, every cup of white chocolate contains a total of 2 grams of omega-6. In addition, a large portion of the omega-6 in white chocolate comes from linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- linoleic acid: 2.04 g
Calories Similar to White Chocolate
Some other sweets or candy with similar calories to white chocolate by weight:- Chocolate Hazelnut Spread: same
- Kit Kat: -47 calories
- Bittersweet Chocolate: +231 calories
- White Sugar: -340 calories
Protein in White Chocolate
An excellent source of protein, a single cup of White Chocolate contains 26% of recommended daily values or 13.1 grams of protein. However, the protein in white chocolate is not complete, meaning it does not contain all 9 essential amino acids. Specifically, white chocolate is low in tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine and histidine.- Protein: 13.15 g
Protein Similar to White Chocolate
Some other sweets or candy with similar amounts of protein to white chocolate by weight:- Chocolate Hazelnut Spread: -1 grams
- Kit Kat: +1.4 grams
- Chocolate Ice Cream: -4.6 grams
- Caramel: -10 grams
Vitamins and Minerals in White Chocolate
An good source of many nutrients, white chocolate contains abundant amounts of calcium, potassium, riboflavin and Vitamin B12. In fact, a single cup of white chocolate contains 57% of recommended daily values or 0.6 milligrams of riboflavin. Also an excellent source of calcium, a single cup of white chocolate contains 45% of recommended daily values or 445.8 milligrams of calcium.Vitamins in white chocolate (1 cup):
- Vitamin a: 20.2 ug
- Thiamin: 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: 0.6 mg
- Niacin: 1.7 mg
- Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 1.1 mg
- Vitamin e: 2.2 mg
- Folate: 15.7 ug
- Vitamin b12: 1.3 ug
- Vitamin k: 20.4 ug
- Calcium: 445.8 mg
- Potassium: 640.6 mg
- Iron: 0.5 mg
- Magnesium: 26.9 mg
- Zinc: 1.7 mg
- Selenium: 10.1 ug
- Phosphorus: 394.2 mg
- Copper: 0.1 mg
- Choline: 66.1 mg
Similar to White Chocolate for Riboflavin (Vit B2)
Here are some other sweets or candy with similarly abundant amounts of riboflavin (Vit B2) to white chocolate:- Cocoa Powder: -0.09 MG
- Kit Kat: -0.16 MG
- Chocolate Ice Cream: -0.2 MG
- Chocolate Hazelnut Spread: -0.25 MG
White Chocolate Nutrition Chart
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