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Soft serve vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Soft serve and Chocolate milk different?

  • Soft serve is higher than Chocolate milk in Vitamin A RAE, Vitamin B12, and Monounsaturated Fat.
  • Soft serve covers your daily need of Saturated Fat 27% more than Chocolate milk.
  • Soft serve contains 9 times more Vitamin E than Chocolate milk. Soft serve contains 0.61mg of Vitamin E , while Chocolate milk contains 0.07mg.
  • Chocolate milk is lower in Cholesterol.

Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Soft serve
Soft serve
5
:
5
Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk
Contains more Calcium +17%
Contains more Phosphorus +14.9%
Contains more Zinc +26.8%
Contains more Selenium +57.9%
Contains more Iron +14.3%
Contains more Copper +116.7%
Contains more Manganese +1440%
Equal in Magnesium - 13
Equal in Potassium - 167
Equal in Sodium - 60
Soft serve
Calcium Iron Magnesium Phosphorus Potassium Sodium Zinc Copper Manganese Selenium 40% 8% 9% 50% 16% 8% 15% 10% 1% 17%
Chocolate milk
Calcium Iron Magnesium Phosphorus Potassium Sodium Zinc Copper Manganese Selenium 34% 9% 10% 44% 15% 8% 12% 22% 11% 11%
Contains more Calcium +17%
Contains more Phosphorus +14.9%
Contains more Zinc +26.8%
Contains more Selenium +57.9%
Contains more Iron +14.3%
Contains more Copper +116.7%
Contains more Manganese +1440%
Equal in Magnesium - 13
Equal in Potassium - 167
Equal in Sodium - 60

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Soft serve
Soft serve
9
:
3
Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk
Contains more Vitamin A +501%
Contains more Vitamin E +771.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +32.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +71.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Folate +80%
Contains more Vitamin B12 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin K +200%
Contains more Vitamin D +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin C +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +31.6%
Soft serve
Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin C Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Folate Vitamin B12 Vitamin K 36% 13% 21% 3% 13% 42% 2% 31% 12% 7% 63% 3%
Chocolate milk
Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin C Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Folate Vitamin B12 Vitamin K 6% 2% 39% 3% 10% 38% 3% 18% 10% 4% 42% 1%
Contains more Vitamin A +501%
Contains more Vitamin E +771.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +32.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +71.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Folate +80%
Contains more Vitamin B12 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin K +200%
Contains more Vitamin D +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin C +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +31.6%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soft serve
Soft serve
4
:
1
Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk
Contains more Protein +29.3%
Contains more Fats +283.5%
Contains more Carbs +114.7%
Contains more Other +12.5%
Contains more Water +37.6%
Soft serve
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Chocolate milk
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more Protein +29.3%
Contains more Fats +283.5%
Contains more Carbs +114.7%
Contains more Other +12.5%
Contains more Water +37.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soft serve
Soft serve
2
:
1
Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk
Contains more Monounsaturated Fat +252.5%
Contains more Polyunsaturated fat +271%
Contains less Saturated Fat -71.8%
Soft serve
65% 31% 4%
Saturated Fat: 7.46 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: 0.46 g
Chocolate milk
65% 31% 4%
Saturated Fat: 2.104 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: 0.124 g
Contains more Monounsaturated Fat +252.5%
Contains more Polyunsaturated fat +271%
Contains less Saturated Fat -71.8%

Comparison summary table

Pay attention to the rightmost column. It displays the amounts side by side, giving a clearer understanding of the difference.
Soft serve Chocolate milk
Lower in price ok
Rich in vitamins ok
Lower in Sugar ok
Lower in Sodium ok
Lower in Cholesterol ok
Lower in Saturated Fat ok
Lower in Glycemic Index ok
Rich in minerals Equal

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soft serve Chocolate milk Opinion
Net carbs 21.5g 9.54g Soft serve
Protein 4.1g 3.17g Soft serve
Fats 13g 3.39g Soft serve
Carbs 22.2g 10.34g Soft serve
Calories 222kcal 83kcal Soft serve
Sugar 21.16g 9.54g Chocolate milk
Fiber 0.7g 0.8g Chocolate milk
Calcium 131mg 112mg Soft serve
Iron 0.21mg 0.24mg Chocolate milk
Magnesium 12mg 13mg Chocolate milk
Phosphorus 116mg 101mg Soft serve
Potassium 177mg 167mg Soft serve
Sodium 61mg 60mg Chocolate milk
Zinc 0.52mg 0.41mg Soft serve
Copper 0.03mg 0.065mg Chocolate milk
Manganese 0.005mg 0.077mg Chocolate milk
Selenium 3µg 1.9µg Soft serve
Vitamin A 589IU 98IU Soft serve
Vitamin A RAE 162µg 27µg Soft serve
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0.07mg Soft serve
Vitamin D 29IU 51IU Chocolate milk
Vitamin D 0.7µg 1.3µg Chocolate milk
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0.9mg Chocolate milk
Vitamin B1 0.049mg 0.037mg Soft serve
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.162mg Soft serve
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 0.125mg Chocolate milk
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 0.295mg Soft serve
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.04mg Soft serve
Folate 9µg 5µg Soft serve
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0.33µg Soft serve
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0.3µg Soft serve
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.041mg Soft serve
Threonine 0.169mg 0.135mg Soft serve
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.164mg Soft serve
Leucine 0.353mg 0.3mg Soft serve
Lysine 0.296mg 0.265mg Soft serve
Methionine 0.091mg 0.083mg Soft serve
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0.164mg Soft serve
Valine 0.241mg 0.208mg Soft serve
Histidine 0.099mg 0.096mg Soft serve
Cholesterol 91mg 12mg Chocolate milk
Saturated Fat 7.46g 2.104g Chocolate milk
Monounsaturated Fat 3.49g 0.99g Soft serve
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.124g Soft serve

Which food is preferable for your diet?

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ok
is better in case of low diet
Soft serve Chocolate milk
Low Fats diet ok
Low Carbs diet ok
Low Calories diet ok
Low Glycemic Index diet ok

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Vitamins & Minerals Daily Need Coverage Score

The summary scores indicate the extent to which this food can fulfill your daily vitamin and mineral requirements if you consume 3 servings, consisting of 100 grams of each (an approximation of 3 serving sizes).
Vitamins Daily Need Coverage Score
20%
Soft serve
14%
Chocolate milk
Minerals Daily Need Coverage Score
17%
Soft serve
17%
Chocolate milk

Comparison summary

Which food is cheaper?
Soft serve
Soft serve is cheaper (difference - $1.6)
Which food is richer in vitamins?
Soft serve
Soft serve is relatively richer in vitamins
Which food is lower in Sugar?
Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk is lower in Sugar (difference - 11.62g)
Which food contains less Sodium?
Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk contains less Sodium (difference - 1mg)
Which food is lower in Cholesterol?
Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk is lower in Cholesterol (difference - 79mg)
Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?
Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 5.356g)
Which food is lower in glycemic index?
Chocolate milk
Chocolate milk is lower in glycemic index (difference - 34)
Which food is richer in minerals?
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It cannot be stated which food is richer in vitamins. See the charts below for detailed information. See the charts below for detailed information. See the charts below for detailed information.

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/nutrients
  2. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.