Hot chocolate vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between hot chocolate and ice cream

Hot chocolate has more copper and vitamin D; however, ice cream is richer in vitamin B5 and monounsaturated fat.
Ice cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 27% more than hot chocolate.
Ice cream has 6 times less vitamin D than hot chocolate. Hot chocolate has 45 IU of vitamin D, while ice cream has 8 IU.
Hot chocolate contains less sugar.
Ice cream has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of ice cream is 62, while the glycemic index of hot chocolate is 51.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade 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.

Hot chocolate

Ice cream

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64.3%
Contains more IronIron	+366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+347.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+12.3%

~equal in Potassium ~199mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.69mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg

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.

Hot chocolate

Ice cream

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+25.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+131.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+77.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.041mg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.431g	6.79g	24%
Fats	2.34g	11g	13%
Cholesterol	8mg	44mg	12%
Copper	0.103mg	0.023mg	9%
Calories	77kcal	207kcal	7%
Vitamin A	51µg	118µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.677g	2.969g	6%
Vitamin D	45 IU	8 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1.1µg	0.2µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.581mg	5%
Carbs	10.74g	23.6g	4%
Iron	0.42mg	0.09mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.182mg	0.24mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.49µg	0.39µg	4%
Magnesium	23mg	14mg	2%
Sodium	44mg	80mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.03mg	0.3mg	2%
Selenium	2.7µg	1.8µg	2%
Choline	15.6mg	26mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.084g	0.452g	2%
Calcium	114mg	128mg	1%
Fiber	1g	0.7g	1%
Zinc	0.63mg	0.69mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.048mg	1%
Caffeine	2mg	0mg	1%
Protein	3.52g	3.5g	0%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.6mg	0%
Net carbs	9.74g	22.9g	N/A
Potassium	197mg	199mg	0%
Sugar	9.66g	21.22g	N/A
Phosphorus	105mg	105mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.008mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.039mg	0.041mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.133mg	0.116mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0.3µg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat	0.078g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.037mg	0.045mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg	0.146mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.169mg	0.195mg	0%
Leucine	0.305mg	0.316mg	0%
Lysine	0.215mg	0.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.081mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.15mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.201mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.067mg	0.088mg	0%
Fructose	0.01g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A