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Mozzarella vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mozzarella and ice cream

  • Ice cream has less calcium, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2.
  • Mozzarella's daily need coverage for calcium is 60% more.
  • Mozzarella has 9 times more selenium than ice cream. Mozzarella has 15.7µg of selenium, while ice cream has 1.8µg.
  • Ice cream is lower in saturated fat.
  • Ice cream has a higher glycemic index than mozzarella.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, mozzarella, low sodium 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 219% 8.4% 9.4% 9% 85% 225% 2.1% 0% 86%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +471.1%
Contains more IronIron +177.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +353.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +399%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +772.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.5%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 46% 3% 4.5% 5% 78% 2.3% 0% 18% 115% 4.5% 6.8% 10%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +135.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +105%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.3%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.116mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mozzarella Ice cream DV% diff.
Calcium 731mg 128mg 60%
Phosphorus 524mg 105mg 60%
Protein 27.5g 3.5g 48%
Selenium 15.7µg 1.8µg 25%
Zinc 3.13mg 0.69mg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.92µg 0.39µg 22%
Saturated fat 10.867g 6.79g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 12%
Fats 17.1g 11g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.34mg 0.24mg 8%
Carbs 3.1g 23.6g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 4.844g 2.969g 5%
Calories 280kcal 207kcal 4%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Sodium 16mg 80mg 3%
Cholesterol 54mg 44mg 3%
Potassium 95mg 199mg 3%
Magnesium 26mg 14mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.048mg 2%
Iron 0.25mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin A 137µg 118µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Choline 18.4mg 26mg 1%
Folate 9µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin D 13IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.3mg 1%
Net carbs 3.1g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 1.23g 21.22g N/A
Copper 0.027mg 0.023mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.12mg 0.116mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.509g 0.452g 0%
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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 17% 3% 50% 2%
Protein: 27.5 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 3.1 g
Water: 49.9 g
Other: 2.4 g
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +685.7%
Contains more FatsFats +55.5%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +661.3%
Contains more WaterWater +22.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.867 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.844 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.509 g
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.5%

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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. Mozzarella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167735/nutrients
  2. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.