Milk vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between milk and ice cream?

Ice cream is richer than milk in monounsaturated fat.
Ice cream's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 31% more.
Milk has 6 times more vitamin D* than ice cream. While milk has 48 IU of vitamin D*, ice cream has only 8 IU.
The amount of sugar in milk is lower.
The glycemic index of milk is lower.

We used Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Ice creams, vanilla 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.

Milk

Ice cream

Contains less SodiumSodium	-45%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+83.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.7%
Contains more IronIron	+200%
Contains more CopperCopper	+130%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+166.7%

~equal in Calcium ~128mg

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.

Milk

Ice cream

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+103.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+105%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.633g	6.79g	28%
Fats	0.97g	11g	15%
Cholesterol	5mg	44mg	13%
Calories	42kcal	207kcal	8%
Vitamin A	58µg	118µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.277g	2.969g	7%
Carbs	4.99g	23.6g	6%
Vitamin D*	48 IU	8 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0.2µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.185mg	0.24mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.361mg	0.581mg	4%
Fiber	0g	0.7g	3%
Selenium	3.3µg	1.8µg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	0.39µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.035g	0.452g	3%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.69mg	2%
Sodium	44mg	80mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.3mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.041mg	2%
Choline	17.7mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.6mg	1%
Magnesium	11mg	14mg	1%
Potassium	150mg	199mg	1%
Iron	0.03mg	0.09mg	1%
Copper	0.01mg	0.023mg	1%
Phosphorus	95mg	105mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.037mg	0.048mg	1%
Protein	3.37g	3.5g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	8g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	125kcal	591kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	238g	48g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.49	0.5	N/A
Net carbs	4.99g	22.9g	N/A
Calcium	125mg	128mg	0%
Sugar	5.2g	21.22g	N/A
Manganese	0.003mg	0.008mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	0.116mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.3µg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.043mg	0.045mg	0%
Threonine	0.143mg	0.146mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.174mg	0.195mg	0%
Leucine	0.319mg	0.316mg	0%
Lysine	0.282mg	0.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.088mg	0.081mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.174mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.22mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.101mg	0.088mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.027g		N/A