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Ice cream vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between ice cream and flour?

  • Ice cream is richer in vitamin B12, yet flour is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, and vitamin B2.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 62% higher.
  • Flour contains less cholesterol.

We used Ice creams, vanilla and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached 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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +753.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more IronIron +5055.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +526.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8425%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1783.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.7mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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%
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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% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1814.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4989.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +3560%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.044mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.785mg 62%
Selenium 1.8µg 33.9µg 58%
Iron 0.09mg 4.64mg 57%
Folate 5µg 183µg 45%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 5.904mg 36%
Saturated fat 6.79g 0.155g 30%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.682mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.494mg 20%
Carbs 23.6g 76.31g 18%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 0µg 16%
Fats 11g 0.98g 15%
Cholesterol 44mg 0mg 15%
Protein 3.5g 10.33g 14%
Vitamin A 118µg 0µg 13%
Copper 0.023mg 0.144mg 13%
Calcium 128mg 15mg 11%
Calories 207kcal 364kcal 8%
Fiber 0.7g 2.7g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.969g 0.087g 7%
Sodium 80mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0.438mg 3%
Potassium 199mg 107mg 3%
Choline 26mg 10.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.06mg 2%
Magnesium 14mg 22mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 22.9g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 21.22g 0.27g N/A
Zinc 0.69mg 0.7mg 0%
Phosphorus 105mg 108mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.044mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.452g 0.413g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.23mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +1022.4%
Contains more WaterWater +411.7%
Contains more OtherOther +95.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +195.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +223.3%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3312.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.413g

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.