American cheese vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are American cheese and soft serve different?

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, protein, selenium, fats, zinc, and vitamin A than soft serve.
Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 91% higher.
American cheese contains 27 times more sodium than soft serve. While American cheese contains 1671mg of sodium, soft serve contains only 61mg.
American cheese has a lower glycemic index (27) than soft serve (79).

Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

American cheese

Soft serve

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+697.7%
Contains more IronIron	+200%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+378.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+452.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+720%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+573.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

American cheese

Soft serve

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+54.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+188.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+226.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+25.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	131mg	91%
Phosphorus	641mg	116mg	75%
Sodium	1671mg	61mg	70%
Saturated fat	18.057g	7.46g	48%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0.5µg	42%
Selenium	20.2µg	3µg	31%
Fats	31.79g	13g	29%
Protein	18.13g	4.1g	28%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.52mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	3.49g	12%
Vitamin A	250µg	162µg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.137g		9%
Calories	371kcal	222kcal	7%
Carbs	3.7g	22.2g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	0.46g	6%
Iron	0.63mg	0.21mg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.79g		5%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.182mg	4%
Cholesterol	100mg	91mg	3%
Magnesium	26mg	12mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.7g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.049mg	3%
Copper	0.046mg	0.03mg	2%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.005mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.506mg	2%
Choline	36.2mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.8mg	1%
Vitamin D*	23 IU	29 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.7µg	1%
Potassium	132mg	177mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.61mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0.9µg	1%
Caffeine	0mg	2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.9g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	205kcal	541kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.53	0.53	N/A
Net carbs	3.7g	21.5g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	21.16g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	0.095mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.048mg	0%
Folate	8µg	9µg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.048mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	0.169mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.215mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	0.353mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	0.296mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.091mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.176mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.241mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.099mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.012g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.021g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.009g		N/A