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Soft serve vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between soft serve and malt

  • Soft serve is richer than malt in vitamin A and monounsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for soft serve is 28% higher.
  • Soft serve contains 10 times more vitamin E than malt. Soft serve contains 0.61mg of vitamin E, while malt contains 0.06mg.
  • Malt contains less cholesterol.
  • Malt has a lower glycemic index than soft serve.

Food types used in this article are Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
~equal in Potassium ~172mg
~equal in Iron ~0.21mg
~equal in Sodium ~60mg

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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +523.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +916.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +19%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +172.6%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.184mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soft serve Malt DV% diff.
Cholesterol 91mg 10mg 27%
Saturated fat 7.46g 1.883g 25%
Fats 13g 3.29g 15%
Vitamin A 162µg 26µg 15%
Calories 222kcal 85kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.49g 0.827g 7%
Choline 26mg 5%
Phosphorus 116mg 91mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0.06mg 4%
Selenium 3µg 5.4µg 4%
Carbs 22.2g 11.2g 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Calcium 131mg 98mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 0.354mg 3%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0.42µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.208g 2%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.41mg 1%
Copper 0.03mg 0.037mg 1%
Protein 4.1g 3.37g 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 0.259mg 1%
Fiber 0.7g 0.5g 1%
Magnesium 12mg 15mg 1%
Net carbs 21.5g 10.7g N/A
Potassium 177mg 172mg 0%
Iron 0.21mg 0.21mg 0%
Sugar 21.16g 6.68g N/A
Sodium 61mg 60mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.049mg 0.054mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.184mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.046mg 0%
Folate 9µg 9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.169mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.353mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.296mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.241mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.099mg 0.077mg 0%
Caffeine 2mg 3mg 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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3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.7%
Contains more FatsFats +295.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12.5%
Contains more WaterWater +36%

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
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65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +322%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +121.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.8%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/nutrients

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

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