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Frozen yogurt vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between frozen yogurt and ice cream

  • Frozen yogurt has more copper, magnesium, and fiber; however, ice cream is richer in vitamin A.
  • Ice cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 32% more than frozen yogurt.
  • Ice cream has 9 times less copper than frozen yogurt. Frozen yogurt has 0.203mg of copper, while ice cream has 0.023mg.
  • Frozen yogurt contains less cholesterol.
  • Ice cream has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of ice cream is 62, while the glycemic index of frozen yogurt is 51.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Yogurt, frozen, flavors not chocolate, nonfat milk, with low-calorie sweetener 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 29% 48% 30% 1.5% 68% 13% 55% 11% 0% 15%
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 +185.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +782.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +55.6%
Contains more IronIron +125%
Contains more ZincZinc +40.8%
~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 2.3% 0.67% 1.6% 0% 10% 42% 3.8% 0% 9.2% 61% 0.75% 9% 1.7%
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 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +25.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +275%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more CholineCholine +738.7%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.041mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frozen yogurt Ice cream DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.488g 6.79g 29%
Copper 0.203mg 0.023mg 20%
Fats 0.8g 11g 16%
Vitamin A 2µg 118µg 13%
Cholesterol 4mg 44mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.205g 2.969g 7%
Magnesium 40mg 14mg 6%
Fiber 2g 0.7g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.24mg 5%
Calories 104kcal 207kcal 5%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0.39µg 4%
Potassium 339mg 199mg 4%
Choline 3.1mg 26mg 4%
Phosphorus 129mg 105mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.03g 0.452g 3%
Calcium 159mg 128mg 3%
Folate 12µg 5µg 2%
Protein 4.4g 3.5g 2%
Selenium 2.8µg 1.8µg 2%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.69mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Iron 0.04mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.048mg 1%
Carbs 19.7g 23.6g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.116mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.6mg 0%
Net carbs 17.7g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 12.61g 21.22g N/A
Sodium 81mg 80mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.041mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 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 0g 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 20% 74%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 19.7 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 1.6 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 ProteinProtein +25.7%
Contains more WaterWater +20.5%
Contains more OtherOther +77.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.488 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.03 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 -92.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1348.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1406.7%

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. Frozen yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173464/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.