Carob vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between carob and ice cream?

Carob is richer in zinc, copper, calcium, iron, potassium, fiber, and vitamin E, yet ice cream is richer in vitamin A.
Carob's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 111% higher.
Carob has 14 times more iron than ice cream. Carob has 1.29mg of iron, while ice cream has 0.09mg.
Ice cream contains less saturated fat.
Carob has a lower glycemic index than ice cream.

We used Candies, carob, unsweetened and Ice creams, vanilla types in this comparison.

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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.

Carob

Ice cream

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+157.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+136.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+218.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1333.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+695.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+411.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-25.2%

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.

Carob

Ice cream

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+423.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+143.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+796.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+170.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+320%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+20%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	29.018g	6.79g	101%
Fats	31.36g	11g	31%
Zinc	3.53mg	0.69mg	26%
Calcium	303mg	128mg	18%
Copper	0.183mg	0.023mg	18%
Calories	540kcal	207kcal	17%
Iron	1.29mg	0.09mg	15%
Cholesterol	1mg	44mg	14%
Potassium	633mg	199mg	13%
Vitamin A	1µg	118µg	13%
Fiber	3.8g	0.7g	12%
Carbs	56.29g	23.6g	11%
Protein	8.15g	3.5g	9%
Vitamin E	1.57mg	0.3mg	8%
Manganese	0.14mg	0.008mg	6%
Selenium	5.2µg	1.8µg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.04mg	0.116mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.048mg	6%
Vitamin K	7.7µg	0.3µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.483g	2.969g	6%
Magnesium	36mg	14mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.041mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.178mg	0.24mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.28µg	0.39µg	5%
Folate	21µg	5µg	4%
Phosphorus	126mg	105mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.75mg	0.581mg	3%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Sodium	107mg	80mg	1%
Choline	19mg	26mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.295g	0.452g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	663kcal	591kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	48g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.03	0.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.6mg	0%
Net carbs	52.49g	22.9g	N/A
Sugar	34.11g	21.22g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.045mg	0%
Threonine		0.146mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.195mg	0%
Leucine		0.316mg	0%
Lysine		0.258mg	0%
Methionine		0.081mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.157mg	0%
Valine		0.217mg	0%
Histidine		0.088mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A