Caramel vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caramel and ice cream different?

Caramel is higher in vitamin B1 and polyunsaturated fat; however, ice cream is richer in vitamin A and monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for ice cream is 22% higher.
Caramel contains 8 times more polyunsaturated fat than ice cream. While caramel contains 3.478g of polyunsaturated fat, ice cream contains only 0.452g.
Ice cream has less sugar.

Candies, caramels and Ice creams, vanilla are the varieties 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.

Caramel

Ice cream

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.4%
Contains more IronIron	+55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+27.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.3%

~equal in Calcium ~128mg

~equal in Potassium ~199mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

~equal in Selenium ~1.8µg

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.

Caramel

Ice cream

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+151.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+883.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+30%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.24mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.581mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.476g	6.79g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.478g	0.452g	20%
Carbs	77g	23.6g	18%
Cholesterol	7mg	44mg	12%
Vitamin A	12µg	118µg	12%
Calories	382kcal	207kcal	9%
Sodium	245mg	80mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.103mg	0.041mg	5%
Fats	8.1g	11g	4%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.39µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.542g	2.969g	4%
Fiber	0g	0.7g	3%
Choline	8mg	26mg	3%
Protein	4.6g	3.5g	2%
Zinc	0.44mg	0.69mg	2%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	17mg	14mg	1%
Calcium	138mg	128mg	1%
Iron	0.14mg	0.09mg	1%
Copper	0.018mg	0.023mg	1%
Phosphorus	114mg	105mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.46mg	0.3mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.256mg	0.24mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.581mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.048mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0.3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	830kcal	591kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	48g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	0.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0.6mg	0%
Net carbs	77g	22.9g	N/A
Potassium	214mg	199mg	0%
Sugar	65.5g	21.22g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.008mg	0%
Selenium	1.8µg	1.8µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.148mg	0.116mg	0%
Folate	4µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.06mg	0.045mg	0%
Threonine	0.192mg	0.146mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.258mg	0.195mg	0%
Leucine	0.417mg	0.316mg	0%
Lysine	0.338mg	0.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.107mg	0.081mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.205mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.285mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.115mg	0.088mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A