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Chicken meat vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken meat and ice cream

  • Chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, iron, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, yet ice cream is richer in calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken meat is 52% higher.
  • Chicken meat contains 14 times more iron than ice cream. Chicken meat contains 1.26mg of iron, while ice cream contains 0.09mg.
  • Ice cream contains less cholesterol.
  • Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index than ice cream.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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 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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +64.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.1%
Contains more IronIron +1300%
Contains more CopperCopper +187%
Contains more ZincZinc +181.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +73.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1227.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +753.3%
~equal in Sodium ~80mg

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% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7216.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +153.5%
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 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +30%
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Ice cream DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.116mg 52%
Protein 27.3g 3.5g 48%
Selenium 23.9µg 1.8µg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.048mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.452g 17%
Iron 1.26mg 0.09mg 15%
Cholesterol 88mg 44mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.79g 6.79g 14%
Calcium 15mg 128mg 11%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.69mg 11%
Phosphorus 182mg 105mg 11%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.581mg 9%
Carbs 0g 23.6g 8%
Vitamin A 48µg 118µg 8%
Choline 65.9mg 26mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 2.969g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.24mg 6%
Copper 0.066mg 0.023mg 5%
Fats 13.6g 11g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.39µg 4%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.3µg 2%
Calories 239kcal 207kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.041mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 14mg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Potassium 223mg 199mg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 0g 21.22g N/A
Sodium 82mg 80mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.3mg 0%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.003g 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% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +680%
Contains more FatsFats +23.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~61g
~equal in Other ~0.9g

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
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +79.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +557.1%

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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. 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.