Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Ice cream vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between ice cream and chuck steak

  • Ice cream has more calcium; however, chuck steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and choline.
  • Chuck steak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 110% more than ice cream.
  • Chuck steak contains 8 times less calcium than ice cream. Ice cream contains 128mg of calcium, while chuck steak contains 16mg.
  • Ice cream has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of ice cream is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Ice creams, vanilla and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

Infographic

Ice cream vs Chuck steak infographic
Infographic link

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 16% 4.8% 29% 92% 26% 237% 83% 9.3% 1.6% 150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.3%
Contains more IronIron +2622.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +234.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1158%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1427.8%

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 0% 2.3% 2% 1.5% 17% 44% 87% 45% 86% 379% 4% 4.5% 43%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1585.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3919.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +677.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +676.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more CholineCholine +203.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream Chuck steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 3.03µg 110%
Zinc 0.69mg 8.68mg 73%
Selenium 1.8µg 27.5µg 47%
Protein 3.5g 24.98g 43%
Iron 0.09mg 2.45mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 4.663mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.373mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 2.969g 9.457g 16%
Cholesterol 44mg 87mg 14%
Fats 11g 19.64g 13%
Phosphorus 105mg 193mg 13%
Vitamin A 118µg 7µg 12%
Calcium 128mg 16mg 11%
Choline 26mg 79mg 10%
Saturated fat 6.79g 8.66g 9%
Carbs 23.6g 0g 8%
Copper 0.023mg 0.077mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.191mg 4%
Calories 207kcal 277kcal 4%
Potassium 199mg 325mg 4%
Fiber 0.7g 0g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0.752mg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 22mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.452g 0.81g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.066mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 22.9g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 8IU 5IU 0%
Sugar 21.22g 0g N/A
Sodium 80mg 71mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.012mg 0%
Folate 5µg 6µg 0%
Trans fat 1.287g N/A
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.281mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 1.062mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 2.009mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 2.184mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0.709mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 1.129mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.809mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.041g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.619g 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
25% 20% 55%
Protein: 24.98 g
Fats: 19.64 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 0.16 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +462.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +613.7%
Contains more FatsFats +78.5%
~equal in Water ~55.22g

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
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.457 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +218.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +79.2%

People also compare

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. Chuck steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171228/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.