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

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A recap on the differences between chocolate ice cream and sugar

  • Sugar has less phosphorus, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, iron, calcium, and vitamin A.
  • Chocolate ice cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 34% more than sugar.
  • Sugar has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Ice creams, chocolate and Sugars, granulated.

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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 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
Sugar
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12350%
Contains more IronIron +1760%
Contains more CopperCopper +1828.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +5700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +316.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%

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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +921.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate ice cream Sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 6.8g 0g 31%
Carbs 28.2g 99.98g 24%
Fats 11g 0g 17%
Phosphorus 107mg 0mg 15%
Copper 0.135mg 0.007mg 14%
Vitamin A 118µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.194mg 0.019mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.29µg 0µg 12%
Cholesterol 34mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.554mg 0mg 11%
Calcium 109mg 1mg 11%
Iron 0.93mg 0.05mg 11%
Calories 216kcal 387kcal 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.21g 0g 8%
Protein 3.8g 0g 8%
Magnesium 29mg 0mg 7%
Potassium 249mg 2mg 7%
Manganese 0.14mg 0.004mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.055mg 0mg 4%
Folate 16µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.042mg 0mg 4%
Choline 22.5mg 0mg 4%
Sodium 76mg 1mg 3%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.6µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.41g 0g 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.226mg 0mg 1%
Caffeine 3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 27g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 25.36g 99.8g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 g
Sugar
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100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +278400%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +254.5%

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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. Chocolate ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/nutrients
  2. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.