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Frozen yogurt vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between frozen yogurt and soft serve

  • Frozen yogurt has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat than soft serve.
  • Soft serve covers your daily need for cholesterol, 26% more than frozen yogurt.
  • Frozen yogurt has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of soft serve is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Frozen yogurts, flavors other than chocolate 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 30% 14% 17% 3% 7.6% 38% 8.2% 0% 10%
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 IronIron +119%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +85.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.9%
~equal in Sodium ~61mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 2.3% 1.5% 16% 1.8% 10% 42% 1.3% 0% 9.2% 8.8% 0.75% 3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 2.7% 11% 54% 12% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +230.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +577.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.182mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frozen yogurt Soft serve DV% diff.
Cholesterol 13mg 91mg 26%
Saturated fat 2.326g 7.46g 23%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.5µg 18%
Fats 3.6g 13g 14%
Vitamin A 49µg 162µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.986g 3.49g 6%
Calories 127kcal 222kcal 5%
Phosphorus 89mg 116mg 4%
Vitamin D* 3 IU 29 IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.7µg 3%
Calcium 100mg 131mg 3%
Iron 0.46mg 0.21mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.61mg 3%
Protein 3g 4.1g 2%
Copper 0.009mg 0.03mg 2%
Zinc 0.28mg 0.52mg 2%
Selenium 1.9µg 3µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0.46g 2%
Potassium 156mg 177mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.049mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Folate 4µg 9µg 1%
Choline 23.1mg 26mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.4g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 423kcal 541kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 79g 45g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.47 0.53 N/A
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.8mg 0%
Net carbs 21.6g 21.5g N/A
Carbs 21.6g 22.2g 0%
Magnesium 10mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 19.92g 21.16g N/A
Sodium 63mg 61mg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.182mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.07mg 0.095mg 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
3% 4% 22% 71%
Protein: 3 g
Fats: 3.6 g
Carbs: 21.6 g
Water: 71.2 g
Other: 0.6 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 +19.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.7%
Contains more FatsFats +261.1%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Carbs ~22.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.326 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.986 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 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 -68.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +254%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +360%

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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. Frozen yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168105/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.