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Marshmallow vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between marshmallow and soft serve

  • Marshmallow has more copper; however, soft serve has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B5, and potassium.
  • Soft serve's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 37% more.
  • Marshmallow has 3 times more copper than soft serve. Marshmallow has 0.097mg of copper, while soft serve has 0.03mg.
  • Marshmallow is lower in saturated fat.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index than marshmallow.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, marshmallows and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more CopperCopper +223.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3440%
Contains more ZincZinc +1200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +76.5%
~equal in Iron ~0.21mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
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 +4800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10020%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +25900%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Soft serve DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.056g 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0.2g 13g 20%
Carbs 81.3g 22.2g 20%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Phosphorus 8mg 116mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.182mg 14%
Calcium 3mg 131mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.506mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 3.49g 9%
Copper 0.097mg 0.03mg 7%
Calories 318kcal 222kcal 5%
Choline 0.1mg 26mg 5%
Potassium 5mg 177mg 5%
Protein 1.8g 4.1g 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.049mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.52mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.048mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.46g 3%
Folate 1µg 9µg 2%
Selenium 1.7µg 3µg 2%
Fiber 0.1g 0.7g 2%
Magnesium 2mg 12mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Sodium 80mg 61mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 21.5g N/A
Iron 0.23mg 0.21mg 0%
Sugar 57.56g 21.16g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0.095mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.099mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +266.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.8%
Contains more FatsFats +6400%
Contains more WaterWater +264.6%
Contains more OtherOther +200%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4262.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +878.7%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/nutrients
  2. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.