Hot chocolate leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Hot chocolate comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Brandy / cognac (distilled) for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Hot chocolate for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy295 kcal55 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g0.92 gWIN
- Carbohydrate0 g11.54 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0.5 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—9.03 g
- Total fat0 g0.55 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0 g0.33 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN1 mg73 mg
- Potassiummore is better2 mg99 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better0 mg21 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.04 mg0.17 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better0 mg12 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 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.

