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Milky Way vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between Milky Way and chocolate ice cream

  • Milky Way has less vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin A, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Milky Way covers your daily saturated fat needs 26% more than chocolate ice cream.
  • Chocolate ice cream contains 3 times less vitamin E than Milky Way. Milky Way contains 0.89mg of vitamin E, while chocolate ice cream contains 0.3mg.
  • Chocolate ice cream has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, MILKY WAY Bar and Ice creams, 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 14% 35% 11% 18% 49% 19% 29% 22% 19% 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 ZincZinc +19%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100.8%
Contains more IronIron +89.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
~equal in Calcium ~109mg
~equal in Copper ~0.135mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.14mg

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 2.3% 10% 18% 6% 12% 24% 2.9% 9.3% 3.2% 23% 9% 3% 9%
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 EVitamin E +196.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +280.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +257.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +292.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +61.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.7mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.042mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milky Way Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.016g 6.8g 24%
Carbs 71.17g 28.2g 14%
Calories 456kcal 216kcal 12%
Vitamin A 31µg 118µg 10%
Fats 17.23g 11g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.554mg 8%
Cholesterol 9mg 34mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.194mg 7%
Iron 0.49mg 0.93mg 6%
Phosphorus 67mg 107mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.18µg 0.29µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0.3mg 4%
Potassium 124mg 249mg 4%
Sodium 167mg 76mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.014mg 0.055mg 3%
Folate 4µg 16µg 3%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 0.3µg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 29mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.23g 3.21g 2%
Caffeine 6mg 3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.26g 0.41g 1%
Choline 16.5mg 22.5mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0.2µg 1%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.58mg 1%
Selenium 2µg 2.5µg 1%
Copper 0.147mg 0.135mg 1%
Fiber 1g 1.2g 1%
Calcium 115mg 109mg 1%
Vitamin D 16IU 8IU 1%
Protein 4.01g 3.8g 0%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.7mg 0%
Net carbs 70.17g 27g N/A
Sugar 59.69g 25.36g N/A
Manganese 0.147mg 0.14mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.042mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.154mg 0.226mg 0%
Trans fat 0.206g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 17% 71% 6%
Protein: 4.01 g
Fats: 17.23 g
Carbs: 71.17 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 1.29 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 FatsFats +56.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +152.4%
Contains more WaterWater +784.1%
~equal in Protein ~3.8g
~equal in Other ~1.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
83% 15% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.23 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.26 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 -43.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57.7%

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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. Milky Way - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168756/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.