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Water vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are water and soft serve different?

  • Soft serve is higher than water in phosphorus, calcium, and potassium.
  • Soft serve covers your daily need for phosphorus, 17% more than water.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index (79) than water (0).

Beverages, water, tap, well and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate types were used 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.
Water
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0% 0% 5.3% 0.27% 0% 0.65% 0% 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 less SodiumSodium -91.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +5100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

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.
Water
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Water Soft serve DV% diff.
Saturated fat 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 91mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0g 13g 20%
Vitamin A 162µg 18%
Phosphorus 0mg 116mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 14%
Calcium 3mg 131mg 13%
Calories 0kcal 222kcal 11%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.49g 9%
Protein 0g 4.1g 8%
Carbs 0g 22.2g 7%
Choline 26mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.52mg 5%
Potassium 0mg 177mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Vitamin B1 0.049mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 3%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Iron 0mg 0.21mg 3%
Magnesium 1mg 12mg 3%
Copper 0.016mg 0.03mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Sodium 5mg 61mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 21.16g N/A
Manganese 0mg 0.005mg 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
Water
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 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 +67.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +800%

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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. Water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175096/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.