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Soft serve vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soft serve and beer different?

  • Soft serve has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and vitamin B5 than beer.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for soft serve is 37% higher.
  • Beer has less saturated fat.
  • Soft serve has a lower glycemic index (79) than beer (104).

Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all are the varieties 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +555.6%
Contains more IronIron +950%
Contains more CopperCopper +500%
Contains more ZincZinc +5100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +728.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
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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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +880%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +628%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1134.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +157.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +440%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soft serve Beer DV% diff.
Saturated fat 7.46g 0g 34%
Cholesterol 91mg 0mg 30%
Fats 13g 0g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0.02µg 20%
Vitamin A 162µg 0µg 18%
Phosphorus 116mg 14mg 15%
Calcium 131mg 4mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.025mg 12%
Calories 222kcal 43kcal 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.49g 0g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 0.041mg 9%
Protein 4.1g 0.46g 7%
Carbs 22.2g 3.55g 6%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.049mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0mg 4%
Selenium 3µg 0.6µg 4%
Potassium 177mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 0IU 4%
Choline 26mg 10.1mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 0.513mg 3%
Fiber 0.7g 0g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0g 3%
Copper 0.03mg 0.005mg 3%
Sodium 61mg 4mg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.02mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Folate 9µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 21.5g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 21.16g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.005mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.046mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.169mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.353mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.296mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.241mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.099mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +791.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +525.4%
Contains more WaterWater +53.8%
Contains more OtherOther +347.8%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.