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Chicken meat vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and chocolate ice cream different?

  • Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and choline; however, chocolate ice cream is richer in calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken meat is 52% higher.
  • Chicken meat contains 10 times more selenium than chocolate ice cream. While chicken meat contains 23.9µg of selenium, chocolate ice cream contains only 2.5µg.
  • Chocolate ice cream has less cholesterol.
  • Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than chocolate ice cream (62).

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Ice creams, chocolate are the varieties used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
Contains more IronIron +35.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +234.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +856%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +626.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +600%
~equal in Sodium ~76mg

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3655.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +85.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +627.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +145.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +220%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.29µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.226mg 52%
Protein 27.3g 3.8g 47%
Selenium 23.9µg 2.5µg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.055mg 27%
Cholesterol 88mg 34mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.41g 17%
Saturated fat 3.79g 6.8g 14%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.58mg 12%
Phosphorus 182mg 107mg 11%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.554mg 10%
Carbs 0g 28.2g 9%
Calcium 15mg 109mg 9%
Copper 0.066mg 0.135mg 8%
Vitamin A 48µg 118µg 8%
Choline 65.9mg 22.5mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 3.21g 5%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.14mg 5%
Iron 1.26mg 0.93mg 4%
Fats 13.6g 11g 4%
Folate 5µg 16µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.042mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.194mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Calories 239kcal 216kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Potassium 223mg 249mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 29mg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 8IU 1%
Net carbs 0g 27g N/A
Sugar 0g 25.36g N/A
Sodium 82mg 76mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.29µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
4% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +618.4%
Contains more FatsFats +23.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~55.7g
~equal in Other ~1.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +624.4%

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Chocolate ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/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.