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

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How are Greek yogurt and soft serve different?

Greek yogurt is higher in selenium, protein, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2; however, soft serve is richer in vitamin A, fats, and carbs.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for soft serve is 26% higher.
Greek yogurt contains 3 times more selenium than soft serve. While Greek yogurt contains 9.7µg of selenium, soft serve contains only 3µg.
Greek yogurt has less saturated fat.
Greek yogurt has a lower glycemic index (12) than soft serve (79).

Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Greek yogurt

Soft serve

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+223.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+31%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.5%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+76.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.52mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Greek yogurt

Soft serve

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 DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+6000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+113%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	13mg	91mg	26%
Saturated fat	2.395g	7.46g	23%
Vitamin A	2µg	162µg	18%
Fats	5g	13g	12%
Selenium	9.7µg	3µg	12%
Protein	9g	4.1g	10%
Vitamin B12	0.75µg	0.5µg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.278mg	0.182mg	7%
Calories	97kcal	222kcal	6%
Carbs	3.98g	22.2g	6%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	29 IU	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.7µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.61mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.331mg	0.506mg	4%
Calcium	100mg	131mg	3%
Iron	0mg	0.21mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.7g	3%
Phosphorus	135mg	116mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.136g	3.49g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.049mg	2%
Choline	15.1mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.8mg	1%
Potassium	141mg	177mg	1%
Copper	0.017mg	0.03mg	1%
Sodium	35mg	61mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.208mg	0.095mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.063mg	0.048mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.9µg	1%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Caffeine	0mg	2mg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.023g		1%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.209g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	108kcal	541kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	103g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	0.53	N/A
Net carbs	3.98g	21.5g	N/A
Magnesium	11mg	12mg	0%
Sugar	4g	21.16g	N/A
Zinc	0.52mg	0.52mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.005mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.469g	0.46g	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%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.004g	0g	N/A