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Milk vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and soft serve different?

  • Soft serve is higher than milk in vitamin A and monounsaturated fat.
  • Soft serve covers your daily need for saturated fat, 34% more than milk.
  • Milk is lower in sugar.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index (79) than milk (31).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Ice cream, soft serve, 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.
Milk
Milk
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
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 less SodiumSodium -27.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg
~equal in Calcium ~131mg
~equal in Selenium ~3µg

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
Milk
1
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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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 DVitamin D +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +179.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +145%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.9%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.182mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.095mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Soft serve DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.633g 7.46g 31%
Cholesterol 5mg 91mg 29%
Fats 0.97g 13g 19%
Vitamin A 58µg 162µg 12%
Calories 42kcal 222kcal 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 3.49g 8%
Carbs 4.99g 22.2g 6%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.61mg 4%
Phosphorus 95mg 116mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.46g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.506mg 3%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0.7µg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Choline 17.7mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.049mg 2%
Copper 0.01mg 0.03mg 2%
Iron 0.03mg 0.21mg 2%
Vitamin D 48IU 29IU 2%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.52mg 1%
Sodium 44mg 61mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Potassium 150mg 177mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Selenium 3.3µg 3µg 1%
Protein 3.37g 4.1g 1%
Calcium 125mg 131mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.9µg 1%
Folate 5µg 9µg 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 21.5g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 5.2g 21.16g N/A
Manganese 0.003mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.182mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.095mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.099mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
1
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 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 WaterWater +50.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1240.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +344.9%
Contains more OtherOther +20%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 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 -91.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1159.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1214.3%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.