Comparing Nutrients in 100 grams Dark Chocolate 70% VS Human Breast Milk

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Dark Chocolate 70%	5%	64%	31%
Human Breast Milk	6%	55%	39%

Macro Nutrients

	Dark Chocolate 70%	Human Breast Milk	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	20.6% 598kcal	2.4% 70kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	44% 42.6g	4.5% 4.38g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	76.6% 24.5g	6.3% 2g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	2.13% 0.034g	3.25% 0.052g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	7.18% 1.22g	2.2% 0.37g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	4.83% 14mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	35.3% 46g	5.3% 6.9g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	33% 24g	9.5% 6.9g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	0% 0g	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	% 0g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 24g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	28.7% 11g	0% 0g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	14% 7.8g	1.84% 1.03g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Dark Chocolate 70%	Human Breast Milk	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0.22% 2μg	6.78% 61μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	2.83% 0.034mg	1.17% 0.014mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	6% 0.078mg	2.77% 0.036mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	6.56% 1.05mg	1.1% 0.18mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	8.36% 0.42mg	4.46% 0.22mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	2.92% 0.038mg	0.85% 0.011mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	NA	1.25% 5μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	2.1% 0.05μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	NA	5.56% 5mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	NA	0.5% 3IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	3.93% 0.59mg	0.53% 0.08mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	6.1% 7.3μg	0.25% 0.3μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Dark Chocolate 70%	Human Breast Milk	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	7.3% 73mg	3.2% 32mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	197% 1.77mg	5.78% 0.052mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	149% 12mg	0.38% 0.03mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	54.3% 228mg	0.71% 3mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	84.8% 1.95mg	1.13% 0.026mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	44% 308mg	2% 14mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	21% 715mg	1.5% 51mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	12.4% 6.8μg	3.27% 1.8μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	1.33% 20mg	1.13% 17mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	30% 3.3mg	1.55% 0.17mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.037% 1.37g	2.36% 87.5g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 grams of Dark Chocolate 70% vs Human Breast Milk:

• Dark Chocolate, 70-85% Cacao Solids have 2.4 times more Vitamin B1, 2.2 times more Vitamin B2, 5.9 times more Vitamin B3, 1.9 times more Vitamin B5, 3.5 times more Vitamin B6, 7.4 times more Vitamin E and 24.3 times more Vitamin K than Fluid Mature Human Breast Milk.
• While Fluid Mature Human Breast Milk contains 30.5 times more Vitamin A and more Vitamin B12 than Dark Chocolate, 70-85% Cacao Solids.

Comparing minerals per 100 grams for Dark Chocolate 70% vs Human Breast Milk:

• Dark Chocolate, 70-85% Cacao Solids have 2.3 times more Calcium, 34 times more Copper, 396.7 times more Iron, 76 times more Magnesium, 75 times more Manganese, 22 times more Phosphorus, 14 times more Potassium, 3.8 times more Selenium and 19.5 times more Zinc than Fluid Mature Human Breast Milk.
• While Fluid Mature Human Breast Milk contains 63.9 times more Water than Dark Chocolate, 70-85% Cacao Solids.
• Both Dark Chocolate, 70-85% Cacao Solids and Fluid Mature Human Breast Milk have similar amounts of Sodium per 100 g.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 grams:

• Dark Chocolate, 70-85% Cacao Solids have 8.5 times more Energy, 9.7 times more Fat, 12.2 times more Saturated Fat, 3.3 times more Omega 6, 6.7 times more Carbohydrate, 3.5 times more Sugars, more Fiber and 7.6 times more Protein than Fluid Mature Human Breast Milk.
• While Fluid Mature Human Breast Milk contains 1.5 times more Omega 3 and more Cholesterol than Dark Chocolate, 70-85% Cacao Solids.
• Both Dark Chocolate, 70-85% Cacao Solids as well as Fluid Mature Human Breast Milk have insufficient amounts of Glucose and Sucrose in 100 g.