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Spread vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spread and ice cream different?

  • Spread is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin E, and iron, while ice cream is higher in calcium and vitamin B2.
  • Spread covers your daily need for sodium, 41% more than ice cream.
  • Spread contains 15 times more vitamin B3 than ice cream. Spread contains 1.73mg of vitamin B3, while ice cream contains 0.116mg.
  • Ice cream is lower in sodium.
  • Ice cream has a higher glycemic index (62) than spread (0).

Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Ice creams, vanilla types were used in this article.

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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.
Spread
Spread
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more IronIron +777.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +465.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +438.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +966.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%

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.
Spread
Spread
8
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +480%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +319.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1391.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +187.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +139.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +353.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Ice cream DV% diff.
Sodium 1013mg 80mg 41%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0.39µg 30%
Selenium 9.7µg 1.8µg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.452g 14%
Calcium 12mg 128mg 12%
Copper 0.13mg 0.023mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 2.969g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.041mg 11%
Fats 17.34g 11g 10%
Vitamin A 26µg 118µg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 0.116mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.3mg 10%
Iron 0.79mg 0.09mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.24mg 8%
Protein 7.66g 3.5g 8%
Choline 62.3mg 26mg 7%
Phosphorus 59mg 105mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.048mg 6%
Carbs 11.94g 23.6g 4%
Saturated fat 5.977g 6.79g 4%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.69mg 3%
Potassium 110mg 199mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.581mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 8IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0.2µg 2%
Fiber 0.2g 0.7g 2%
Cholesterol 38mg 44mg 2%
Folate 2µg 5µg 1%
Calories 235kcal 207kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.008mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 0g 21.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +118.9%
Contains more FatsFats +57.6%
Contains more OtherOther +208.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.7%
~equal in Water ~61g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
Spread
3
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +155.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +467.5%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients
  2. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.