Cheesecake vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cheesecake and chocolate ice cream?

Cheesecake is higher in monounsaturated fat, yet chocolate ice cream is higher in copper and calcium.
Cheesecake's daily need coverage for sodium is 16% more.
Cheesecake has 3 times more monounsaturated fat than chocolate ice cream. While cheesecake has 8.634g of monounsaturated fat, chocolate ice cream has only 3.21g.
The amount of sodium in chocolate ice cream is lower.
The glycemic index of cheesecake is lower.

We used Cheesecake commercially prepared and Ice creams, chocolate types 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.

Cheesecake

Chocolate ice cream

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+108%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+163.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+113.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+176.7%
Contains more IronIron	+47.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+575%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.6%

~equal in Manganese ~0.14mg

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.

Cheesecake

Chocolate ice cream

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+34.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+86.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+104%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+70.6%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.194mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.554mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.055mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	22.5g	11g	18%
Sodium	438mg	76mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	8.634g	3.21g	14%
Saturated fat	9.921g	6.8g	14%
Copper	0.02mg	0.135mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	0.41g	8%
Cholesterol	55mg	34mg	7%
Calcium	51mg	109mg	6%
Calories	321kcal	216kcal	5%
Selenium	5.2µg	2.5µg	5%
Vitamin A	159µg	118µg	5%
Potassium	90mg	249mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.29µg	5%
Choline	45.9mg	22.5mg	4%
Iron	0.63mg	0.93mg	4%
Magnesium	11mg	29mg	4%
Fiber	0.4g	1.2g	3%
Vitamin K	4.4µg	0.3µg	3%
Protein	5.5g	3.8g	3%
Phosphorus	93mg	107mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.56mg	0.3mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.2µg	2%
Folate	18µg	16µg	1%
Caffeine	0mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.042mg	1%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.58mg	1%
Vitamin D	18IU	8IU	1%
Carbs	25.5g	28.2g	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0.7mg	0%
Net carbs	25.1g	27g	N/A
Sugar	21.8g	25.36g	N/A
Manganese	0.14mg	0.14mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.193mg	0.194mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.195mg	0.226mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	0.554mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.052mg	0.055mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.064mg		0%
Threonine	0.222mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.281mg		0%
Leucine	0.464mg		0%
Lysine	0.372mg		0%
Methionine	0.136mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.258mg		0%
Valine	0.314mg		0%
Histidine	0.133mg		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A