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Pistachio vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pistachios and chocolate ice cream

  • Pistachios are higher than chocolate ice cream in copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, phosphorus, manganese, fiber, iron, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin E.
  • Pistachios' daily need coverage for copper is 129% higher.
  • Pistachios have 31 times more vitamin B6 than chocolate ice cream. While pistachios have 1.7mg of vitamin B6, chocolate ice cream has only 0.055mg.
  • Pistachios have a lower glycemic index (28) than chocolate ice cream (62).

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw 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 86% 32% 90% 147% 433% 60% 210% 0.13% 157% 38%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +317.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +311.6%
Contains more IronIron +321.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +863%
Contains more ZincZinc +279.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +357.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +757.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +180%
~equal in Calcium ~109mg

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 19% 8.7% 57% 0% 218% 37% 24% 31% 392% 0% 0% 38% 0%
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 CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +853.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1971.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +475.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2990.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +218.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +353.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.554mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pistachio Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Copper 1.3mg 0.135mg 129%
Vitamin B6 1.7mg 0.055mg 127%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.38g 0.41g 93%
Vitamin B1 0.87mg 0.042mg 69%
Phosphorus 490mg 107mg 55%
Fats 45.32g 11g 53%
Monounsaturated fat 23.257g 3.21g 50%
Manganese 1.2mg 0.14mg 46%
Fiber 10.6g 1.2g 38%
Iron 3.92mg 0.93mg 37%
Protein 20.16g 3.8g 33%
Potassium 1025mg 249mg 23%
Magnesium 121mg 29mg 22%
Vitamin E 2.86mg 0.3mg 17%
Calories 560kcal 216kcal 17%
Zinc 2.2mg 0.58mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.29µg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 34mg 11%
Vitamin A 26µg 118µg 10%
Folate 51µg 16µg 9%
Selenium 7µg 2.5µg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 0.226mg 7%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 0.7mg 5%
Choline 22.5mg 4%
Saturated fat 5.907g 6.8g 4%
Sodium 1mg 76mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.16mg 0.194mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin B5 0.52mg 0.554mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Starch 1.67g 1%
Net carbs 16.57g 27g N/A
Carbs 27.17g 28.2g 0%
Calcium 105mg 109mg 0%
Sugar 7.66g 25.36g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.684mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.917mg 0%
Leucine 1.604mg 0%
Lysine 1.138mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.092mg 0%
Valine 1.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.512mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 14.091g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 45% 27% 4% 3%
Protein: 20.16 g
Fats: 45.32 g
Carbs: 27.17 g
Water: 4.37 g
Other: 2.98 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 ProteinProtein +430.5%
Contains more FatsFats +312%
Contains more OtherOther +129.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1174.6%
~equal in Carbs ~28.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 53% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.907 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.257 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 14.38 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 -13.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +624.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3407.3%

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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. Pistachio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170184/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.

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