Custard vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between custard and ice cream

Custard has more selenium and vitamin B12; however, ice cream is higher in monounsaturated fat.
Ice cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 24% more than custard.
Ice cream contains 6 times less vitamin D* than custard. Custard contains 47 IU of vitamin D*, while ice cream contains 8 IU.
Custard has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of ice cream is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Egg custards, dry mix, prepared with whole milk and Ice creams, vanilla.

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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.

Custard

Ice cream

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more IronIron	+277.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+233.3%

Contains more ZincZinc	+35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.3%

~equal in Calcium ~128mg

~equal in Potassium ~199mg

~equal in Sodium ~80mg

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.

Custard

Ice cream

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+126.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.24mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.032g	6.79g	22%
Fats	4g	11g	11%
Selenium	6µg	1.8µg	8%
Vitamin A	52µg	118µg	7%
Vitamin D*	47 IU	8 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0.2µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.52µg	0.39µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.127g	2.969g	5%
Calories	122kcal	207kcal	4%
Phosphorus	130mg	105mg	4%
Iron	0.34mg	0.09mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.7g	3%
Choline	11.8mg	26mg	3%
Carbs	17.6g	23.6g	2%
Cholesterol	51mg	44mg	2%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.69mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.06mg	0.3mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.061mg	0.041mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.22mg	0.24mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.699mg	0.581mg	2%
Protein	3.99g	3.5g	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.6mg	1%
Calcium	139mg	128mg	1%
Copper	0.03mg	0.023mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.064mg	0.048mg	1%
Folate	9µg	5µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.312g	0.452g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	306kcal	591kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	82g	48g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.71	0.5	N/A
Net carbs	17.6g	22.9g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	14mg	0%
Potassium	207mg	199mg	0%
Sugar	4.82g	21.22g	N/A
Sodium	84mg	80mg	0%
Manganese	0.007mg	0.008mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.132mg	0.116mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0.3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.082mg	0.045mg	0%
Threonine	0.192mg	0.146mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.207mg	0.195mg	0%
Leucine	0.337mg	0.316mg	0%
Lysine	0.214mg	0.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.091mg	0.081mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.173mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.233mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.092mg	0.088mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0g	N/A