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Star anise vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between star anise and ice cream?

  • Star anise is richer than ice cream in iron, manganese, copper, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Star anise's daily need coverage for iron is 461% more.
  • Star anise has 288 times more manganese than ice cream. While star anise has 2.3mg of manganese, ice cream has only 0.008mg.
  • The glycemic index of ice cream is lower.

We used Spices, anise seed and Ice creams, vanilla types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1114.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +404.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +624.1%
Contains more IronIron +40966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +3856.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +668.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +319%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +177.8%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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 CVitamin C +3400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +729.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2537.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1254.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +637.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Ice cream DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.09mg 461%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.008mg 100%
Copper 0.91mg 0.023mg 99%
Fiber 14.6g 0.7g 56%
Calcium 646mg 128mg 52%
Phosphorus 440mg 105mg 48%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.048mg 46%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.69mg 42%
Magnesium 170mg 14mg 37%
Potassium 1441mg 199mg 37%
Saturated fat 0.586g 6.79g 28%
Protein 17.6g 3.5g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.041mg 25%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.6mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.452g 18%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.116mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 2.969g 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.39µg 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 44mg 15%
Vitamin A 16µg 118µg 11%
Carbs 50.02g 23.6g 9%
Fats 15.9g 11g 8%
Calories 337kcal 207kcal 7%
Selenium 5µg 1.8µg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.24mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.581mg 4%
Sodium 16mg 80mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Folate 10µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 21.22g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 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 +402.9%
Contains more FatsFats +44.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +111.9%
Contains more OtherOther +671.1%
Contains more WaterWater +539.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 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 -91.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +229.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +596.9%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/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.