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Ricotta vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ricotta and soft serve

  • Ricotta has more selenium, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, soft serve has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B5.
  • Ricotta's daily need coverage for selenium is 21% more.
  • Ricotta has 2 times more zinc than soft serve. Ricotta has 1.16mg of zinc, while soft serve has 0.52mg.
  • Soft serve is lower in saturated fat.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index than ricotta.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Ice cream, soft serve, 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 7.9% 62% 9.3% 14% 7% 32% 68% 11% 0.78% 79%
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 more CalciumCalcium +58%
Contains more IronIron +81%
Contains more ZincZinc +123.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +383.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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 0% 40% 2.2% 3% 3.3% 45% 2% 13% 9.9% 43% 2.8% 9% 9.5%
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 KVitamin K +22.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +35%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +454.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +276.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +137.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +47.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.6%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.182mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.095mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ricotta Soft serve DV% diff.
Selenium 14.5µg 3µg 21%
Protein 11.26g 4.1g 14%
Cholesterol 51mg 91mg 13%
Calcium 207mg 131mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.34µg 0.5µg 7%
Phosphorus 158mg 116mg 6%
Carbs 3.04g 22.2g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0.506mg 6%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.52mg 6%
Vitamin A 120µg 162µg 5%
Saturated fat 8.295g 7.46g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.049mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.7µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.61mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Choline 17.5mg 26mg 2%
Calories 174kcal 222kcal 2%
Vitamin D 10IU 29IU 2%
Iron 0.38mg 0.21mg 2%
Potassium 105mg 177mg 2%
Sodium 84mg 61mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.385g 0.46g 1%
Copper 0.021mg 0.03mg 1%
Folate 12µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.182mg 1%
Fats 12.98g 13g 0%
Net carbs 3.04g 21.5g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 0.27g 21.16g N/A
Manganese 0.006mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.104mg 0.095mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.048mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 0.9µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 3.627g 3.49g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.517mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.589mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 1.221mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 1.338mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.281mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.556mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.692mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.459mg 0.099mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 13% 3% 72%
Protein: 11.26 g
Fats: 12.98 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 71.7 g
Other: 1.02 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 ProteinProtein +174.6%
Contains more WaterWater +19.9%
Contains more OtherOther +13.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +630.3%
~equal in Fats ~13g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.295 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.627 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.385 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 -10.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~3.49g

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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. Ricotta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170851/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.