Milk vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between milk and ice cream?
- Milk is higher in vitamin D, yet ice cream is higher 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 48IU of vitamin D, ice cream has only 8IU.
- 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.
| 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% |
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.
| 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% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +46.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 0.633g | 6.79g | 28% |
| Fats | 0.97g | 11g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 44mg | 13% |
| Calories | 42kcal | 207kcal | 8% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.277g | 2.969g | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 58µg | 118µg | 7% |
| Carbs | 4.99g | 23.6g | 6% |
| Vitamin D | 48IU | 8IU | 5% |
| Vitamin D | 1.2µg | 0.2µg | 5% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.361mg | 0.581mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.185mg | 0.24mg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.035g | 0.452g | 3% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.47µg | 0.39µg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0.7g | 3% |
| Selenium | 3.3µg | 1.8µg | 3% |
| Choline | 17.7mg | 26mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.01mg | 0.3mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 0.041mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 44mg | 80mg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.42mg | 0.69mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.03mg | 0.09mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 95mg | 105mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 150mg | 199mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.037mg | 0.048mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 11mg | 14mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.01mg | 0.023mg | 1% |
| Protein | 3.37g | 3.5g | 0% |
| 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 |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +47.4% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1034% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +372.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +20% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -90.7% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +971.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1191.4% |
