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Tamale vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tamale and soft serve

  • Tamale has more iron, fiber, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, soft serve is higher in vitamin A, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Soft serve covers your daily need for saturated fat, 25% more than tamale.
  • Tamale has 17 times more vitamin B3 than soft serve. While tamale has 1.59mg of vitamin B3, soft serve has only 0.095mg.
  • Soft serve has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tamales (Navajo) 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.
Tamale
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 8.7% 12% 46% 21% 40% 42% 56% 23% 33%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more IronIron +481%
Contains more CopperCopper +110%
Contains more ZincZinc +184.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3380%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +351.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%

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
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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 5.7% 0% 0% 0% 13% 18% 30% 12% 33% 68% 0% 11% 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 CVitamin C +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1573.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +197.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +146.8%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.049mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tamale Soft serve DV% diff.
Cholesterol 17mg 91mg 25%
Saturated fat 2.396g 7.46g 23%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Sodium 427mg 61mg 16%
Iron 1.22mg 0.21mg 13%
Fats 6.12g 13g 11%
Fiber 3.1g 0.7g 10%
Calcium 29mg 131mg 10%
Zinc 1.48mg 0.52mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.59mg 0.095mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.182mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.048mg 7%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.005mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.205mg 0.506mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Starch 12.27g 5%
Selenium 6µg 3µg 5%
Copper 0.063mg 0.03mg 4%
Protein 6.28g 4.1g 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Calories 153kcal 222kcal 3%
Phosphorus 99mg 116mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.54µg 0.5µg 2%
Folate 15µg 9µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.739g 3.49g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.688g 0.46g 2%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Potassium 131mg 177mg 1%
Carbs 18.12g 22.2g 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 15.02g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 0.99g 21.16g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.049mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.052mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.239mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.271mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.568mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.427mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.15mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.275mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.318mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 0.099mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tamale
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6% 6% 18% 68%
Protein: 6.28 g
Fats: 6.12 g
Carbs: 18.12 g
Water: 68.1 g
Other: 1.38 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 ProteinProtein +53.2%
Contains more WaterWater +13.9%
Contains more OtherOther +53.3%
Contains more FatsFats +112.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tamale
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41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.396 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.739 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.688 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.4%

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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. Tamale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167636/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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