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

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A recap on differences between sugar substitute and soft serve

  • Sugar substitute is higher in calcium, yet soft serve is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily calcium needs 75% more than soft serve.
  • Sugar substitute contains 9 times more sodium than soft serve. While sugar substitute contains 572mg of sodium, soft serve contains only 61mg.
  • The glycemic index of sugar substitute is lower.

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

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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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +571%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +340%
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%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +226.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +532.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +220%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar substitute Soft serve DV% diff.
Calcium 879mg 131mg 75%
Saturated fat 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 91mg 30%
Sodium 572mg 61mg 22%
Carbs 84.77g 22.2g 21%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0g 13g 20%
Vitamin A 162µg 18%
Phosphorus 8mg 116mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.182mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 3.49g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 0.506mg 9%
Calories 347kcal 222kcal 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.52mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Protein 2.06g 4.1g 4%
Potassium 39mg 177mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 0.048mg 3%
Copper 0.007mg 0.03mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.049mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Magnesium 6mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.005mg 1%
Iron 0.16mg 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 84.17g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 4.03g 21.16g N/A
Fiber 0.6g 0.7g 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +281.8%
Contains more OtherOther +347.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +99%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +554.3%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients
  2. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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