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Soft serve vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between soft serve and sugar substitute

  • Soft serve is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5, yet sugar substitute is higher in calcium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily calcium needs 75% more than soft serve.
  • Soft serve contains 15 times more phosphorus than sugar substitute. While soft serve contains 116mg of phosphorus, sugar substitute contains only 8mg.
  • The amount of sugar in sugar substitute is lower.
  • The glycemic index of sugar substitute is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown.

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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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +353.8%
Contains more IronIron +31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +328.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +571%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +340%

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% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +226.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +532.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soft serve Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 131mg 879mg 75%
Saturated fat 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 91mg 30%
Sodium 61mg 572mg 22%
Carbs 22.2g 84.77g 21%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 21%
Fats 13g 0g 20%
Vitamin A 162µg 18%
Phosphorus 116mg 8mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.015mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 3.49g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 0.08mg 9%
Calories 222kcal 347kcal 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.04mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Protein 4.1g 2.06g 4%
Potassium 177mg 39mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.015mg 3%
Copper 0.03mg 0.007mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.049mg 0.015mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.022mg 1%
Iron 0.21mg 0.16mg 1%
Net carbs 21.5g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 21.16g 4.03g N/A
Fiber 0.7g 0.6g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.099mg 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +99%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +554.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +281.8%
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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.