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Ice cream vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ice cream and whisky?

  • Ice cream is richer than whisky in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, vitamin A, zinc, and potassium.
  • Ice cream's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 34% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in whisky is lower.
  • The glycemic index of whisky is lower.

We used Ice creams, vanilla and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof 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.
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%
Whisky
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19800%
Contains more IronIron +350%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Manganese ~0.008mg

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%
Whisky
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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% 0% 0% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +412.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +132%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream Whisky DV% diff.
Saturated fat 6.79g 0g 31%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.001mg 18%
Fats 11g 0g 17%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 0µg 16%
Phosphorus 105mg 3mg 15%
Cholesterol 44mg 0mg 15%
Calcium 128mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin A 118µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0mg 12%
Carbs 23.6g 0.1g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.969g 0g 7%
Protein 3.5g 0g 7%
Potassium 199mg 1mg 6%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.02mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Selenium 1.8µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 80mg 0mg 3%
Fiber 0.7g 0g 3%
Magnesium 14mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.452g 0g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.008mg 3%
Calories 207kcal 250kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Copper 0.023mg 0.014mg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.09mg 0.02mg 1%
Net carbs 22.9g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 21.22g 0.1g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
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 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
Whisky
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64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23500%
Contains more OtherOther +3900%
~equal in Water ~63.9g

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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.