Tamale vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tamale and chocolate ice cream?

Tamale is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, and fiber, yet chocolate ice cream is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin A, copper, and calcium.
Chocolate ice cream's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 22% more.
Tamale has 7 times more vitamin B3 than chocolate ice cream. While tamale has 1.59mg of vitamin B3, chocolate ice cream has only 0.226mg.
The amount of sodium in chocolate ice cream is lower.
The glycemic index of chocolate ice cream is lower.

We used Tamales (Navajo) and Ice creams, chocolate 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.

Tamale

Chocolate ice cream

Contains more IronIron	+31.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+155.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+140%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+275.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+114.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~107mg

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.

Tamale

Chocolate ice cream

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+142.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+603.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+86.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+142.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+170.2%

~equal in Folate ~16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.396g	6.8g	20%
Sodium	427mg	76mg	15%
Vitamin A	0µg	118µg	13%
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	0.29µg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.59mg	0.226mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.194mg	9%
Zinc	1.48mg	0.58mg	8%
Copper	0.063mg	0.135mg	8%
Fiber	3.1g	1.2g	8%
Calcium	29mg	109mg	8%
Fats	6.12g	11g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.055mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.205mg	0.554mg	7%
Cholesterol	17mg	34mg	6%
Selenium	6µg	2.5µg	6%
Protein	6.28g	3.8g	5%
Starch	12.27g		5%
Iron	1.22mg	0.93mg	4%
Choline		22.5mg	4%
Carbs	18.12g	28.2g	3%
Calories	153kcal	216kcal	3%
Potassium	131mg	249mg	3%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.3mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.688g	0.41g	2%
Magnesium	22mg	29mg	2%
Caffeine		3mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.739g	3.21g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.042mg	1%
Manganese	0.174mg	0.14mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0.7mg	1%
Phosphorus	99mg	107mg	1%
Vitamin D		8IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Net carbs	15.02g	27g	N/A
Sugar	0.99g	25.36g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.3µg	0%
Folate	15µg	16µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.052mg		0%
Threonine	0.239mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.271mg		0%
Leucine	0.568mg		0%
Lysine	0.427mg		0%
Methionine	0.15mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.275mg		0%
Valine	0.318mg		0%
Histidine	0.196mg		0%
Fructose	0.17g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.029g		N/A