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Tomato vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tomatoes and soft serve

  • Tomatoes are higher in vitamin C and vitamin K, yet soft serve is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, and selenium.
  • Soft serve covers your daily saturated fat needs 37% more than tomatoes.
  • Tomatoes contain 17 times more vitamin C than soft serve. While tomatoes contain 13.7mg of vitamin C, soft serve contains only 0.8mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in tomatoes is lower.
  • The glycemic index of tomatoes is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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.
Tomato
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 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 PotassiumPotassium +33.9%
Contains more IronIron +28.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2180%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1210%
Contains more ZincZinc +205.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +383.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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.
Tomato
5
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 +1612.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +525.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +777.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +285.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +857.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +468.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +288.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Soft serve DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.028g 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0.2g 13g 20%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 0.8mg 14%
Phosphorus 24mg 116mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.182mg 13%
Vitamin A 42µg 162µg 13%
Calcium 10mg 131mg 12%
Calories 18kcal 222kcal 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 3.49g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.506mg 8%
Protein 0.88g 4.1g 6%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 0.9µg 6%
Carbs 3.89g 22.2g 6%
Selenium 0µg 3µg 5%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.005mg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Choline 6.7mg 26mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Copper 0.059mg 0.03mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.46g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.095mg 3%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.52mg 3%
Folate 15µg 9µg 2%
Fiber 1.2g 0.7g 2%
Sodium 5mg 61mg 2%
Potassium 237mg 177mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.048mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.049mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Iron 0.27mg 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 2.69g 21.5g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 2.63g 21.16g N/A
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.61mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.099mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 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 WaterWater +58.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +365.9%
Contains more FatsFats +6400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +470.7%
Contains more OtherOther +76.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11158.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +454.2%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.