Ice cream vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ice cream and chocolate milk?

Ice cream is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and monounsaturated fat, yet chocolate milk is higher in vitamin D.
Ice cream's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 23% more.
Ice cream has 4 times more vitamin A than chocolate milk. While ice cream has 421IU of vitamin A, chocolate milk has only 98IU.
The amount of cholesterol in chocolate milk is lower.
The glycemic index of chocolate milk is lower.

We used Ice creams, vanilla and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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 milk

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+68.3%

Contains more IronIron	+166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+182.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+862.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~101mg

~equal in Selenium ~1.9µg

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 milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+337%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+96.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+52.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+550%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.037mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.125mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	6.79g	2.104g	21%
Fats	11g	3.39g	12%
Cholesterol	44mg	12mg	11%
Vitamin A	118µg	27µg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.581mg	0.295mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.162mg	6%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1.3µg	6%
Calories	207kcal	83kcal	6%
Vitamin D	8IU	51IU	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.969g	0.99g	5%
Copper	0.023mg	0.065mg	5%
Carbs	23.6g	10.34g	4%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.41mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	0.33µg	3%
Manganese	0.008mg	0.077mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.452g	0.124g	2%
Calcium	128mg	112mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.07mg	2%
Iron	0.09mg	0.24mg	2%
Choline	26mg	17mg	2%
Sodium	80mg	60mg	1%
Phosphorus	105mg	101mg	1%
Protein	3.5g	3.17g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.048mg	0.04mg	1%
Potassium	199mg	167mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	0.9mg	0%
Net carbs	22.9g	9.54g	N/A
Magnesium	14mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	21.22g	9.54g	N/A
Fiber	0.7g	0.8g	0%
Selenium	1.8µg	1.9µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.041mg	0.037mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.116mg	0.125mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	0.3µg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.045mg	0.041mg	0%
Threonine	0.146mg	0.135mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.195mg	0.164mg	0%
Leucine	0.316mg	0.3mg	0%
Lysine	0.258mg	0.265mg	0%
Methionine	0.081mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.157mg	0.164mg	0%
Valine	0.217mg	0.208mg	0%
Histidine	0.088mg	0.096mg	0%
Caffeine	0mg	1mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A