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Ice cream sandwich vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between ice cream sandwich and cereal?

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than ice cream sandwich.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 515% higher.
  • Ice cream sandwich is lower in sodium.

We used Ice cream sandwich and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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 21% 26% 10% 9.8% 85% 16% 31% 17% 50% 17%
Cereal
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +760%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.8%
Contains more IronIron +13000%
Contains more ZincZinc +1166.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +107.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +103.2%
~equal in Potassium ~105mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~77mg

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% 29% 8% 0% 28% 34% 29% 13% 6.5% 6.3% 3.3% 26% 4.4%
Cereal
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +846.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5564.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2550.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1791.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21278.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.226mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream sandwich Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.111mg 6.288mg 515%
Vitamin B6 0.028mg 5.986mg 458%
Iron 0.26mg 34.06mg 423%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 3.87mg 286%
Vitamin B3 1.566mg 29.62mg 175%
Vitamin A 86µg 814µg 81%
Zinc 0.6mg 7.6mg 64%
Vitamin C 0mg 38.5mg 43%
Sodium 129mg 795mg 29%
Manganese 0.381mg 0.79mg 18%
Carbs 37.14g 86.85g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.272g 0.354g 13%
Copper 0.254mg 0.137mg 13%
Fats 8.57g 1.08g 12%
Folate 34µg 9%
Saturated fat 2.317g 0.26g 9%
Calcium 86mg 10mg 8%
Calories 237kcal 378kcal 7%
Cholesterol 21mg 7%
Selenium 3.1µg 6.3µg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.661g 0.204g 6%
Protein 4.29g 6.06g 4%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.05µg 2%
Magnesium 29mg 19mg 2%
Caffeine 4mg 1%
Phosphorus 72mg 77mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 0µg 1%
Choline 8mg 1%
Net carbs 37.14g 85.45g N/A
Potassium 115mg 105mg 0%
Sugar 18.57g 10.35g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 0.226mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 9% 37% 49%
Protein: 4.29 g
Fats: 8.57 g
Carbs: 37.14 g
Water: 48.9 g
Other: 1.1 g
Cereal
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more FatsFats +693.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1193.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +133.8%
Contains more OtherOther +102.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.317 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.661 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.272 g
Cereal
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1204.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +541.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.8%

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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. Ice cream sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172226/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.