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Ice cream vs. Cheesecake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ice cream and cheesecake

  • Ice cream has more vitamin B12 and calcium; however, cheesecake has more iron, selenium, manganese, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Cheesecake's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 16% more.
  • Ice cream has 3 times more calcium than cheesecake. Ice cream has 128mg of calcium, while cheesecake has 51mg.
  • Ice cream is lower in saturated fat.
  • Ice cream has a higher glycemic index than cheesecake.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ice creams, vanilla and Cheesecake commercially prepared.

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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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 15% 7.9% 24% 6.7% 14% 40% 57% 18% 28%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +151%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +15%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.7%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%

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% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
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 1.3% 53% 11% 7.5% 7% 45% 3.7% 34% 12% 21% 11% 14% 25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +129.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
Contains more CholineCholine +76.5%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.571mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.052mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream Cheesecake DV% diff.
Fats 11g 22.5g 18%
Sodium 80mg 438mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 2.969g 8.634g 14%
Saturated fat 6.79g 9.921g 14%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 0.17µg 9%
Calcium 128mg 51mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.452g 1.602g 8%
Iron 0.09mg 0.63mg 7%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.14mg 6%
Calories 207kcal 321kcal 6%
Selenium 1.8µg 5.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 118µg 159µg 5%
Protein 3.5g 5.5g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.193mg 4%
Choline 26mg 45.9mg 4%
Cholesterol 44mg 55mg 4%
Potassium 199mg 90mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 4.4µg 3%
Folate 5µg 18µg 3%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.51mg 2%
Phosphorus 105mg 93mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.56mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.5µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.028mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 11mg 1%
Fiber 0.7g 0.4g 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 18IU 1%
Carbs 23.6g 25.5g 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 22.9g 25.1g N/A
Sugar 21.22g 21.8g N/A
Copper 0.023mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 0.195mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0.571mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.052mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.064mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0.222mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.281mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0.464mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0.372mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0.136mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.258mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.314mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.133mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
6% 23% 26% 46%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 22.5 g
Carbs: 25.5 g
Water: 45.6 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +33.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.1%
Contains more FatsFats +104.5%
~equal in Carbs ~25.5g
~equal in Other ~0.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
49% 43% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.921 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.634 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.602 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +190.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +254.4%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/nutrients
  2. Cheesecake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172711/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.