Cheeseburger vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cheeseburgers and soft serve

Cheeseburgers are higher than soft serve in vitamin B3, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
Cheeseburgers cover your daily vitamin B3 needs 32% more than soft serve.
Cheeseburgers contain 13 times more iron than soft serve. While cheeseburgers contain 2.71mg of iron, soft serve contains only 0.21mg.
The amount of sodium in soft serve is lower.
The glycemic index of cheeseburgers is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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

Soft serve

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+116.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1190.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+270%
Contains more ZincZinc	+378.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6220%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+553.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+10.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.2%

~equal in Potassium ~177mg

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

Soft serve

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+498%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+99.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5391.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+375%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+52%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+677.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+224%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+600%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.506mg

~equal in Choline ~26mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	5.217mg	0.095mg	32%
Iron	2.71mg	0.21mg	31%
Selenium	19.6µg	3µg	30%
Protein	16.51g	4.1g	25%
Sodium	515mg	61mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.293mg	0.049mg	20%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.52mg	18%
Cholesterol	43mg	91mg	16%
Folate	70µg	9µg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.228mg	0.048mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.182mg	14%
Manganese	0.316mg	0.005mg	14%
Vitamin A	50µg	162µg	12%
Vitamin B12	0.76µg	0.5µg	11%
Copper	0.111mg	0.03mg	9%
Starch	19.87g		8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.658g	0.46g	8%
Phosphorus	161mg	116mg	6%
Fiber	2g	0.7g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	5.413g	3.49g	5%
Saturated fat	6.473g	7.46g	4%
Calories	308kcal	222kcal	4%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.7µg	3%
Magnesium	26mg	12mg	3%
Fats	14.72g	13g	3%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	0.9µg	3%
Vitamin D	2IU	29IU	3%
Fructose	1.94g		2%
Carbs	28.03g	22.2g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	0.506mg	1%
Calcium	119mg	131mg	1%
Potassium	196mg	177mg	1%
Choline	28.9mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.8mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.52mg	0.61mg	1%
Caffeine	0mg	2mg	1%
Net carbs	26.03g	21.5g	N/A
Sugar	4.88g	21.16g	N/A
Trans fat	0.57g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.155mg	0.048mg	0%
Threonine	0.571mg	0.169mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.755mg	0.215mg	0%
Leucine	1.316mg	0.353mg	0%
Lysine	0.784mg	0.296mg	0%
Methionine	0.377mg	0.091mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.755mg	0.176mg	0%
Valine	0.881mg	0.241mg	0%
Histidine	0.445mg	0.099mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0g	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