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Yogurt vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between yogurt and soft serve

  • Yogurt has more selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2; however, soft serve has more vitamin A.
  • Soft serve's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 37% more.
  • Yogurt has 3 times more selenium than soft serve. Yogurt has 9.7µg of selenium, while soft serve has 3µg.
  • Yogurt is lower in cholesterol.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index than yogurt.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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.
Yogurt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
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 PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +223.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +19.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.5%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.52mg

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.
Yogurt
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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 0% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +52.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6000%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +113%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +72.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yogurt Soft serve DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.117g 7.46g 33%
Cholesterol 5mg 91mg 29%
Fats 0.39g 13g 19%
Vitamin A 1µg 162µg 18%
Protein 10.19g 4.1g 12%
Selenium 9.7µg 3µg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.75µg 0.5µg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 3.49g 9%
Calories 59kcal 222kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0.278mg 0.182mg 7%
Carbs 3.6g 22.2g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.331mg 0.506mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.012g 0.46g 3%
Phosphorus 135mg 116mg 3%
Choline 15.1mg 26mg 2%
Calcium 110mg 131mg 2%
Iron 0.07mg 0.21mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.049mg 2%
Potassium 141mg 177mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Folate 7µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.048mg 1%
Sodium 36mg 61mg 1%
Copper 0.017mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.208mg 0.095mg 1%
Net carbs 3.6g 21.5g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 3.24g 21.16g N/A
Zinc 0.52mg 0.52mg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.005mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 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 +148.5%
Contains more WaterWater +42.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +516.7%
Contains more OtherOther +25%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 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 -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6484.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3733.3%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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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