Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Dairy
  4. Sour cream
  5. Compare
  6. Sour cream vs. Frozen yogurt

Sour cream vs. Frozen yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between sour cream and frozen yogurt

  • Sour cream is higher than frozen yogurt in vitamin B12, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Sour cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 32% more than frozen yogurt.
  • Sour cream contains 4 times more vitamin B12 than frozen yogurt. While sour cream contains 0.3µg of vitamin B12, frozen yogurt contains only 0.07µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in frozen yogurt is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sour cream, reduced fat and Frozen yogurts, flavors other than chocolate.

Infographic

Sour cream vs Frozen yogurt infographic
Infographic link

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 7.9% 42% 19% 2.3% 3.3% 7.4% 36% 9.1% 0% 22%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 30% 14% 17% 3% 7.6% 38% 8.2% 0% 10%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +115.8%
Contains more IronIron +666.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg
~equal in Copper ~0.009mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.28mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~89mg
~equal in Sodium ~63mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 3% 40% 8% 4.5% 10% 55% 1.3% 0% 4.6% 38% 1.8% 8.3% 10%
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 2.3% 16% 1.8% 1.5% 10% 42% 1.3% 0% 9.2% 8.8% 0.75% 3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +142.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +133.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +20.3%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sour cream Frozen yogurt DV% diff.
Saturated fat 8.7g 2.326g 29%
Fats 14.1g 3.6g 16%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.07µg 10%
Protein 7g 3g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 4.1g 0.986g 8%
Vitamin A 119µg 49µg 8%
Cholesterol 35mg 13mg 7%
Carbs 7g 21.6g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.18mg 5%
Iron 0.06mg 0.46mg 5%
Calcium 141mg 100mg 4%
Selenium 4.1µg 1.9µg 4%
Calories 181kcal 127kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.5g 0.1g 3%
Potassium 211mg 156mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.04mg 2%
Folate 11µg 4µg 2%
Choline 19.2mg 23.1mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0.1µg 1%
Phosphorus 85mg 89mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 3IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.7mg 0%
Net carbs 7g 21.6g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0.3g 19.92g N/A
Copper 0.01mg 0.009mg 0%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.28mg 0%
Sodium 70mg 63mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.07mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0.3µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 14% 7% 71%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 14.1 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 71 g
Other: 0.9 g
3% 4% 22% 71%
Protein: 3 g
Fats: 3.6 g
Carbs: 21.6 g
Water: 71.2 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +133.3%
Contains more FatsFats +291.7%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +208.6%
~equal in Water ~71.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.5 g
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.326 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.986 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +315.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +400%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.3%

People also compare

Sour cream
Sour cream vs Greek yogurt
Greek yogurt
Sour cream
Sour cream vs Yogurt
Yogurt
Sour cream
Sour cream vs Cream cheese
Cream cheese
Frozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt vs Yogurt
Yogurt
Frozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt vs Ice cream
Ice cream
Frozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt vs Soft serve
Soft serve

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. Sour cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173442/nutrients
  2. Frozen yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168105/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.