Hot chocolate leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Hot chocolate comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple cider for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Hot chocolate for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g1.67 gWIN
- Carbohydrate10.57 g20.98 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0.91 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN10.57 g16.42 g
- Total fat0 g1 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0 g0.6 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7.14 mg132.73 mg
- Potassiummore is better96.43 mg180 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better7.14 mg38.18 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.11 mg0.31 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better5.36 mg21.82 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN4.11 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

