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Flan vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between flan and ice cream

  • Flan has more selenium; however, ice cream has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B5, calcium, vitamin A, and zinc.
  • Flan's daily need coverage for selenium is 35% more.
  • Flan has 5 times more sodium than ice cream. Flan has 432mg of sodium, while ice cream has 80mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Flan, caramel custard, dry mix 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.
Flan
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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% 7.2% 14% 3% 5% 1.1% 0.43% 56% 0.91% 116%
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 SeleniumSelenium +1083.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.1%
Contains more IronIron +12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1625%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.3%

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.
Flan
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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flan Ice cream DV% diff.
Selenium 21.3µg 1.8µg 35%
Saturated fat 6.79g 31%
Carbs 91.6g 23.6g 23%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.24mg 18%
Fats 0g 11g 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.39µg 16%
Phosphorus 1mg 105mg 15%
Cholesterol 0mg 44mg 15%
Sodium 432mg 80mg 15%
Vitamin A 0µg 118µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.581mg 12%
Calcium 24mg 128mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 2.969g 7%
Protein 0g 3.5g 7%
Calories 348kcal 207kcal 7%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.69mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.048mg 4%
Magnesium 0mg 14mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.452g 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Copper 0.015mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.116mg 1%
Potassium 153mg 199mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Net carbs 91.6g 22.9g N/A
Iron 0.08mg 0.09mg 0%
Sugar 21.22g N/A
Manganese 0.007mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flan
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92% 8%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 91.6 g
Water: 7.8 g
Other: 0.6 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 CarbsCarbs +288.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +682.1%
Contains more OtherOther +50%

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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. Flan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169602/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.