Ice cream vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ice cream and chocolate?

Ice cream is higher in vitamin B2, yet chocolate is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc.
Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 112% more.
Ice cream has 6 times more cholesterol than chocolate. While ice cream has 44mg of cholesterol, chocolate has only 8mg.
The glycemic index of chocolate is lower.

We used Ice creams, vanilla and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids types in this article.

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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.

Ice cream

Chocolate

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+128.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+942.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+180.9%
Contains more IronIron	+8811.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+4369.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+191.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+17637.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+66.7%

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.

Ice cream

Chocolate

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+69.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+525%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2600%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.023mg	1.028mg	112%
Iron	0.09mg	8.02mg	99%
Manganese	0.008mg	1.419mg	61%
Saturated fat	6.79g	18.519g	53%
Fats	11g	31.28g	31%
Magnesium	14mg	146mg	31%
Fiber	0.7g	7g	25%
Calories	207kcal	546kcal	17%
Monounsaturated fat	2.969g	9.54g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.05mg	15%
Phosphorus	105mg	206mg	14%
Carbs	23.6g	61.17g	13%
Vitamin A	118µg	2µg	13%
Cholesterol	44mg	8mg	12%
Zinc	0.69mg	2.01mg	12%
Potassium	199mg	559mg	11%
Caffeine	0mg	43mg	11%
Calcium	128mg	56mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	0.23µg	7%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	8.1µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.581mg	0.297mg	6%
Choline	26mg		5%
Vitamin B3	0.116mg	0.725mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.452g	1.092g	4%
Protein	3.5g	4.88g	3%
Sodium	80mg	24mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.54mg	2%
Selenium	1.8µg	3µg	2%
Vitamin C	0.6mg		1%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Vitamin B1	0.041mg	0.025mg	1%
Folate	5µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.7g	0.89g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	591kcal	1119kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	48g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.5	0.57	N/A
Net carbs	22.9g	54.17g	N/A
Sugar	21.22g	47.9g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.048mg	0.042mg	0%
Trans fat		0.112g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.045mg		0%
Threonine	0.146mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.195mg		0%
Leucine	0.316mg		0%
Lysine	0.258mg		0%
Methionine	0.081mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.157mg		0%
Valine	0.217mg		0%
Histidine	0.088mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.085g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.947g	N/A