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Fast food vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fast food and chocolate ice cream?

  • Fast food is richer than chocolate ice cream in vitamin B3, selenium, iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Fast food's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 34% more.
  • Fast food has 8 times more selenium than chocolate ice cream. While fast food has 20.3µg of selenium, chocolate ice cream has only 2.5µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in fast food is lower.

We used Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 19% 17% 115% 40% 69% 57% 43% 47% 111%
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 +229%
Contains more ZincZinc +334.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +155%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +712%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77%
~equal in Magnesium ~29mg

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% 3% 7.6% 1.5% 79% 84% 105% 32% 49% 111% 12% 60% 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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +654.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2385.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +285.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +206.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1211.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.554mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast food Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 5.617mg 0.226mg 34%
Selenium 20.3µg 2.5µg 32%
Iron 3.06mg 0.93mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0.89µg 0.29µg 25%
Protein 16.52g 3.8g 25%
Vitamin B1 0.317mg 0.042mg 23%
Zinc 2.52mg 0.58mg 18%
Folate 80µg 16µg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.363mg 0.194mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.055mg 12%
Vitamin A 9µg 118µg 12%
Sodium 331mg 76mg 11%
Saturated fat 4.493g 6.8g 10%
Starch 22.87g 9%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.14mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.68g 0.41g 8%
Calcium 62mg 109mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.9µg 0.3µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 4.835g 3.21g 4%
Calories 297kcal 216kcal 4%
Phosphorus 134mg 107mg 4%
Fructose 2.27g 3%
Copper 0.121mg 0.135mg 2%
Fiber 1.7g 1.2g 2%
Potassium 197mg 249mg 2%
Fats 12.01g 11g 2%
Choline 34.4mg 22.5mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Carbs 31.5g 28.2g 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 8IU 1%
Net carbs 29.8g 27g N/A
Cholesterol 33mg 34mg 0%
Magnesium 27mg 29mg 0%
Sugar 4.88g 25.36g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.53mg 0.554mg 0%
Trans fat 0.514g N/A
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0%
Threonine 0.46mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.642mg 0%
Leucine 1.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.785mg 0%
Methionine 0.306mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 0%
Valine 0.728mg 0%
Histidine 0.402mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.391g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 12% 32% 38%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 12.01 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 38.45 g
Other: 1.52 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 +334.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.7%
Contains more OtherOther +16.9%
Contains more WaterWater +44.9%
~equal in Fats ~11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.835 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.68 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 -33.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +309.8%

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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. Fast food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170693/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.