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Chinese cuisine vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinese cuisine and soft serve different?

  • Chinese cuisine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and folate; however, soft serve is richer in calcium and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chinese cuisine is 42% higher.
  • Chinese cuisine contains 15 times more vitamin C than soft serve. While chinese cuisine contains 11.6mg of vitamin C, soft serve contains only 0.8mg.
  • Soft serve has less sodium.
  • Chinese cuisine has a lower glycemic index (60) than soft serve (79).

Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables and Ice cream, soft serve, 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 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.3%
Contains more IronIron +428.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +188.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2840%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +123.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +495.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.1%

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 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1289.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +235.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5600%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +230.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.2%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Soft serve DV% diff.
Vitamin K 51.3µg 0.9µg 42%
Saturated fat 0.978g 7.46g 29%
Cholesterol 14mg 91mg 26%
Sodium 409mg 61mg 15%
Fats 5.3g 13g 12%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 0.8mg 12%
Vitamin A 63µg 162µg 11%
Iron 1.11mg 0.21mg 11%
Calcium 22mg 131mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 0.46g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.182mg 10%
Folate 45µg 9µg 9%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.52mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.048mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 0.095mg 8%
Selenium 6.7µg 3µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 3.49g 6%
Protein 7.08g 4.1g 6%
Manganese 0.147mg 0.005mg 6%
Calories 105kcal 222kcal 6%
Phosphorus 76mg 116mg 6%
Carbs 7.29g 22.2g 5%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.7µg 3%
Fiber 1.5g 0.7g 3%
Vitamin D 3IU 29IU 3%
Copper 0.049mg 0.03mg 2%
Choline 34.5mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 0.61mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 12mg 1%
Potassium 204mg 177mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 0.506mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.049mg 1%
Starch 1.82g 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 5.79g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 2.41g 21.16g N/A
Trans fat 0.058g N/A
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0.099mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 g
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.7%
Contains more WaterWater +31.8%
Contains more OtherOther +67.8%
Contains more FatsFats +145.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +363%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +186.8%

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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. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/nutrients
  2. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.