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Ice creams, vanilla, light vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ice creams, vanilla, light and chocolate ice cream different?

  • Ice creams, vanilla, light is richer in vitamin B12 and calcium, while chocolate ice cream is higher in copper, iron, manganese, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Chocolate ice cream covers your daily need for saturated fat, 19% more than ice creams, vanilla, light.
  • Ice creams, vanilla, light contains 2 times more vitamin B12 than chocolate ice cream. Ice creams, vanilla, light contains 0.47µg of vitamin B12, while chocolate ice cream contains 0.29µg.
  • Ice creams, vanilla, light is lower in saturated fat.

Ice creams, vanilla, light and Ice creams, chocolate types were used 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% 48% 18% 7.1% 5.7% 20% 44% 9.7% 0.65% 11%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +47.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +107.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.7%
Contains more IronIron +389.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +694.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
~equal in Phosphorus ~107mg
~equal in Sodium ~76mg

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 4% 43% 2.4% 1.5% 13% 59% 2.6% 29% 10% 59% 1% 4.5% 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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +62.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~118µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice creams, vanilla, light Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Saturated fat 2.927g 6.8g 18%
Copper 0.017mg 0.135mg 13%
Fats 4.83g 11g 9%
Iron 0.19mg 0.93mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0.29µg 8%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.14mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.255mg 0.194mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.281g 3.21g 5%
Calcium 161mg 109mg 5%
Fiber 0.3g 1.2g 4%
Magnesium 14mg 29mg 4%
Folate 6µg 16µg 3%
Protein 4.78g 3.8g 2%
Calories 180kcal 216kcal 2%
Cholesterol 27mg 34mg 2%
Choline 26mg 22.5mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.055mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.481mg 0.554mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.136mg 0.226mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.219g 0.41g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.042mg 1%
Vitamin A 128µg 118µg 1%
Selenium 2µg 2.5µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.3mg 1%
Phosphorus 103mg 107mg 1%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.58mg 1%
Potassium 208mg 249mg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0.7mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Carbs 29.46g 28.2g 0%
Net carbs 29.16g 27g N/A
Sugar 22.12g 25.36g N/A
Sodium 74mg 76mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 5% 29% 60%
Protein: 4.78 g
Fats: 4.83 g
Carbs: 29.46 g
Water: 59.85 g
Other: 1.08 g
4% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.8%
Contains more FatsFats +127.7%
Contains more OtherOther +20.4%
~equal in Carbs ~28.2g
~equal in Water ~55.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 29% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.927 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.281 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.219 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +87.2%

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 creams, vanilla, light - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167572/nutrients
  2. Chocolate ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/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.