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Hamburger vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between hamburgers and soft serve?

  • Hamburgers are richer in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, yet soft serve is richer in vitamin A.
  • Hamburgers' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 39% higher.
  • Hamburgers have 56 times more vitamin B3 than soft serve. Hamburgers have 5.365mg of vitamin B3, while soft serve has 0.095mg.
  • Soft serve contains less sodium.
  • Hamburgers have a lower glycemic index than soft serve.

We used Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate types in this comparison.

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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 14% 31% 20% 108% 30% 78% 58% 54% 28% 0%
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 +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.7%
Contains more IronIron +1271.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +203.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +451.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4240%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%

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.
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% 54% 58% 101% 19% 47% 180% 0% 42% 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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5547.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +322.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +188%
Contains more FolateFolate +522.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +63.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hamburger Soft serve DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.44µg 0.5µg 39%
Vitamin B3 5.365mg 0.095mg 33%
Iron 2.88mg 0.21mg 33%
Protein 17.08g 4.1g 26%
Zinc 2.87mg 0.52mg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Sodium 414mg 61mg 15%
Cholesterol 47mg 91mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.217mg 0.049mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.203mg 0.048mg 12%
Folate 56µg 9µg 12%
Saturated fat 5.096g 7.46g 11%
Manganese 0.217mg 0.005mg 9%
Copper 0.091mg 0.03mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.182mg 5%
Choline 26mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 5.495g 3.49g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.506mg 4%
Calories 295kcal 222kcal 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Phosphorus 136mg 116mg 3%
Fructose 2.03g 3%
Calcium 102mg 131mg 3%
Fats 14.36g 13g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 12mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.38g 0.46g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Carbs 24.1g 22.2g 1%
Potassium 226mg 177mg 1%
Fiber 0.9g 0.7g 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 23.2g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 4.15g 21.16g N/A
Trans fat 0.814g N/A
Tryptophan 0.206mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.666mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.716mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 1.319mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 1.226mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.677mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.823mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.505mg 0.099mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 14% 24% 43% 2%
Protein: 17.08 g
Fats: 14.36 g
Carbs: 24.1 g
Water: 42.67 g
Other: 1.79 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 +316.6%
Contains more OtherOther +98.9%
Contains more WaterWater +40.1%
~equal in Fats ~13g
~equal in Carbs ~22.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.096 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.495 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.38 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 -31.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.1%

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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. 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.