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

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

  • Spinach has more vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin E, and vitamin C than ice cream sandwich.
  • Spinach's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 410% higher.
  • Spinach has 54 times less saturated fat than ice cream sandwich. Ice cream sandwich has 2.317g of saturated fat, while spinach has 0.043g.
  • Ice cream sandwich has a higher glycemic index (61) than spinach (32).

We used Ice cream sandwich and Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +46%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +106.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +305.2%
Contains more IronIron +1273.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +145.4%

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%
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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +219.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +509.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +764.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +37869.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +329.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +146.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream sandwich Spinach DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.3µg 493.6µg 410%
Vitamin A 86µg 524µg 49%
Iron 0.26mg 3.57mg 41%
Folate 34µg 146µg 28%
Manganese 0.381mg 0.935mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.028mg 0.242mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.272g 0.109g 14%
Magnesium 29mg 87mg 14%
Fats 8.57g 0.26g 13%
Calories 237kcal 23kcal 11%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 2.08mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.8mg 11%
Carbs 37.14g 3.75g 11%
Saturated fat 2.317g 0.043g 10%
Fiber 0g 2.4g 10%
Potassium 115mg 466mg 10%
Copper 0.254mg 0.174mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.661g 0.006g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.566mg 0.49mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.236mg 7%
Cholesterol 21mg 0mg 7%
Calcium 86mg 136mg 5%
Selenium 3.1µg 1.5µg 3%
Protein 4.29g 2.97g 3%
Sodium 129mg 70mg 3%
Phosphorus 72mg 56mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.05µg 0µg 2%
Choline 8mg 19.7mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.111mg 0.095mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 0.145mg 1%
Zinc 0.6mg 0.76mg 1%
Caffeine 4mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 37.14g 1.35g N/A
Sugar 18.57g 0.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 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
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3196.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +890.4%
Contains more WaterWater +86.5%
Contains more OtherOther +64.5%

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
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1984.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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. Ice cream sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172226/nutrients
  2. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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.