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Soft serve vs. Hot chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between soft serve and hot chocolate

  • Soft serve has more vitamin A and monounsaturated fat, while hot chocolate has more copper.
  • Soft serve's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 30% higher.
  • Hot chocolate contains 20 times less vitamin E than soft serve. Soft serve contains 0.61mg of vitamin E, while hot chocolate contains 0.03mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in hot chocolate is lower.
  • Hot chocolate has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of hot chocolate is 51, while the glycemic index of soft serve is 79.

The food types used in this comparison are Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate and Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 34% 17% 16% 34% 17% 45% 5.7% 1.7% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +91.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.3%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +243.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +160%
~equal in Phosphorus ~105mg
~equal in Selenium ~2.7µg

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%
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 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8% 8.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +217.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.182mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.49µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soft serve Hot chocolate DV% diff.
Cholesterol 91mg 8mg 28%
Saturated fat 7.46g 1.431g 27%
Fats 13g 2.34g 16%
Vitamin A 162µg 51µg 12%
Copper 0.03mg 0.103mg 8%
Calories 222kcal 77kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.49g 0.677g 7%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 0.328mg 4%
Carbs 22.2g 10.74g 4%
Magnesium 12mg 23mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.084g 3%
Iron 0.21mg 0.42mg 3%
Calcium 131mg 114mg 2%
Choline 26mg 15.6mg 2%
Vitamin D 29IU 45IU 2%
Phosphorus 116mg 105mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 1.1µg 2%
Protein 4.1g 3.52g 1%
Folate 9µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.049mg 0.039mg 1%
Selenium 3µg 2.7µg 1%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.63mg 1%
Potassium 177mg 197mg 1%
Fiber 0.7g 1g 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0.2mg 1%
Sodium 61mg 44mg 1%
Net carbs 21.5g 9.74g N/A
Sugar 21.16g 9.66g N/A
Manganese 0.005mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.182mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 0.133mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0.49µg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.169mg 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 0.353mg 0.305mg 0%
Lysine 0.296mg 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.241mg 0.201mg 0%
Histidine 0.099mg 0.067mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 0%
Caffeine 2mg 2mg 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
4% 2% 11% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 2.34 g
Carbs: 10.74 g
Water: 82.45 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.5%
Contains more FatsFats +455.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +106.7%
Contains more WaterWater +37.9%
~equal in Other ~0.95g

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.431 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.677 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.084 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +415.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +447.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.8%

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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. Hot chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171277/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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