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Soft serve vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between soft serve and coffee

  • Soft serve is higher than coffee in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B5.
  • Soft serve covers your daily saturated fat needs 37% more than coffee.
  • The glycemic index of coffee is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water.

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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 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +261.2%
Contains more IronIron +2000%
Contains more CopperCopper +1400%
Contains more ZincZinc +2500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3766.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +360%

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% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6000%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +99.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soft serve Coffee DV% diff.
Saturated fat 7.46g 0.002g 34%
Cholesterol 91mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0µg 21%
Fats 13g 0.02g 20%
Vitamin A 162µg 0µg 18%
Phosphorus 116mg 3mg 16%
Calcium 131mg 2mg 13%
Calories 222kcal 1kcal 11%
Caffeine 2mg 40mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.49g 0.015g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.076mg 8%
Protein 4.1g 0.12g 8%
Carbs 22.2g 0g 7%
Selenium 3µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 0.254mg 5%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 0µg 4%
Choline 26mg 2.6mg 4%
Potassium 177mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.001mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 0IU 4%
Sodium 61mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.049mg 0.014mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.001g 3%
Copper 0.03mg 0.002mg 3%
Fiber 0.7g 0g 3%
Iron 0.21mg 0.01mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2µg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0.1µg 1%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 0.191mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 21.5g 0g N/A
Sugar 21.16g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.169mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.353mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.296mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.241mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.099mg 0.002mg 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
Coffee
Coffee
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99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3316.7%
Contains more FatsFats +64900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +91.5%
Contains more WaterWater +66.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Coffee
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11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23166.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.