Candy bar vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between candy bar and ice cream

Candy bar has more vitamin B6, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin E, magnesium, and folate; however, ice cream has more vitamin B12.
Candy bar's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11766% more.
Candy bar has 155 times more manganese than ice cream. Candy bar has 1.243mg of manganese, while ice cream has 0.008mg.
Ice cream has a higher glycemic index than candy bar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, peanut bar and Ice creams, vanilla.

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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.

Candy bar

Ice cream

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+685.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+104.5%
Contains more IronIron	+977.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3265.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+471%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+193.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15437.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+161.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+64.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.7%

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.

Candy bar

Ice cream

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+143.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6729.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+318650%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1400%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	153mg	0.048mg	11766%
Copper	0.774mg	0.023mg	83%
Polyunsaturated fat	10.65g	0.452g	68%
Manganese	1.243mg	0.008mg	54%
Vitamin B3	7.922mg	0.116mg	49%
Fats	33.7g	11g	35%
Monounsaturated fat	16.721g	2.969g	34%
Zinc	3.94mg	0.69mg	30%
Phosphorus	308mg	105mg	29%
Vitamin E	4.1mg	0.3mg	25%
Protein	15.5g	3.5g	24%
Magnesium	110mg	14mg	23%
Folate	75µg	5µg	18%
Calories	522kcal	207kcal	16%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.39µg	16%
Cholesterol	0mg	44mg	15%
Fiber	4.1g	0.7g	14%
Vitamin A	0µg	118µg	13%
Iron	0.97mg	0.09mg	11%
Saturated fat	4.678g	6.79g	10%
Carbs	47.4g	23.6g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.24mg	8%
Potassium	407mg	199mg	6%
Calcium	78mg	128mg	5%
Selenium	4.7µg	1.8µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.041mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.83mg	0.581mg	5%
Sodium	156mg	80mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.6mg	1%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Choline	29.4mg	26mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	337kcal	591kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	48g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.9	0.5	N/A
Net carbs	43.3g	22.9g	N/A
Sugar	42.22g	21.22g	N/A
Vitamin K	0µg	0.3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.149mg	0.045mg	0%
Threonine	0.52mg	0.146mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.534mg	0.195mg	0%
Leucine	0.986mg	0.316mg	0%
Lysine	0.545mg	0.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.185mg	0.081mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.787mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.638mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.385mg	0.088mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A