Ice cream vs. Custard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between ice cream and custard

Ice cream has more monounsaturated fat; however, custard is higher in selenium and vitamin B12.
Ice cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 24% more than custard.
Custard has less sugar.
The glycemic index of ice cream is higher.

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

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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.

Ice cream

Custard

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

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%

~equal in Calcium ~139mg

~equal in Potassium ~207mg

~equal in Sodium ~84mg

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.

Ice cream

Custard

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%

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%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.22mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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