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Soft serve vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between soft serve and whey

  • The amount of vitamin A, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and calcium in soft serve is higher than in whey.
  • Soft serve covers your daily saturated fat needs 36% more than whey.
  • Whey contains less cholesterol.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of soft serve is 79, while the glycemic index of whey is 43.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +178.7%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +650%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.5%
~equal in Potassium ~161mg

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% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +62.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soft serve Whey DV% diff.
Saturated fat 7.46g 0.23g 33%
Cholesterol 91mg 2mg 30%
Fats 13g 0.36g 19%
Vitamin A 162µg 3µg 18%
Calories 222kcal 27kcal 10%
Phosphorus 116mg 46mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0.28µg 9%
Calcium 131mg 47mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.49g 0.1g 8%
Protein 4.1g 0.85g 7%
Carbs 22.2g 5.14g 6%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0mg 4%
Fiber 0.7g 0g 3%
Copper 0.03mg 0.004mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.011g 3%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 0.383mg 2%
Choline 26mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.158mg 2%
Selenium 3µg 1.9µg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.049mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0.1mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.031mg 1%
Net carbs 21.5g 5.14g N/A
Potassium 177mg 161mg 0%
Sugar 21.16g 5.14g N/A
Sodium 61mg 54mg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 0.074mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.169mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.353mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.296mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.241mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.099mg 0.016mg 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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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +382.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3511.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +331.9%
Contains more OtherOther +69.8%
Contains more WaterWater +55.7%

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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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3390%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4081.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.