Cheeseburger vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cheeseburgers and ice cream

Cheeseburgers are richer than ice cream in iron, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for iron for cheeseburgers is 33% higher.
Cheeseburgers contain 45 times more vitamin B3 than ice cream. Cheeseburgers contain 5.217mg of vitamin B3, while ice cream contains 0.116mg.
Ice cream contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain 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.

Cheeseburger

Ice cream

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+85.7%
Contains more IronIron	+2911.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+382.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+260.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3850%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+988.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-84.5%

~equal in Calcium ~128mg

~equal in Potassium ~199mg

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.

Cheeseburger

Ice cream

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+614.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4397.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+375%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+94.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+136%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.581mg

~equal in Choline ~26mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.71mg	0.09mg	33%
Vitamin B3	5.217mg	0.116mg	32%
Selenium	19.6µg	1.8µg	32%
Protein	16.51g	3.5g	26%
Vitamin B1	0.293mg	0.041mg	21%
Sodium	515mg	80mg	19%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.69mg	16%
Folate	70µg	5µg	16%
Vitamin B12	0.76µg	0.39µg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.228mg	0.048mg	14%
Manganese	0.316mg	0.008mg	13%
Copper	0.111mg	0.023mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.24mg	9%
Vitamin A	50µg	118µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.658g	0.452g	8%
Starch	19.87g		8%
Phosphorus	161mg	105mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.413g	2.969g	6%
Fats	14.72g	11g	6%
Calories	308kcal	207kcal	5%
Fiber	2g	0.7g	5%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	0.3µg	3%
Magnesium	26mg	14mg	3%
Fructose	1.94g		2%
Choline	28.9mg	26mg	1%
Saturated fat	6.473g	6.79g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	0.581mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.6mg	1%
Calcium	119mg	128mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU	8IU	1%
Carbs	28.03g	23.6g	1%
Vitamin E	0.52mg	0.3mg	1%
Net carbs	26.03g	22.9g	N/A
Cholesterol	43mg	44mg	0%
Potassium	196mg	199mg	0%
Sugar	4.88g	21.22g	N/A
Trans fat	0.57g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.155mg	0.045mg	0%
Threonine	0.571mg	0.146mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.755mg	0.195mg	0%
Leucine	1.316mg	0.316mg	0%
Lysine	0.784mg	0.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.377mg	0.081mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.755mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.881mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.445mg	0.088mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.322g		N/A