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Ice cream vs. Ice pop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ice cream and ice pop different?

  • Ice cream is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, vitamin A, and potassium, while ice pop is higher in iron.
  • Ice cream covers your daily need for saturated fat, 34% more than ice pop.
  • Ice pop is lower in cholesterol.

Ice creams, vanilla and Frozen novelties, ice type, pop types were used in this article.

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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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0% 1.3% 20% 0% 4.1% 0% 0.91% 0% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1226.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +360%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.3%

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% 39% 6% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.06% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58000%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream Ice pop DV% diff.
Saturated fat 6.79g 0.013g 31%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0mg 18%
Fats 11g 0.24g 17%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 0µg 16%
Cholesterol 44mg 0mg 15%
Phosphorus 105mg 0mg 15%
Calcium 128mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin A 118µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0.001mg 12%
Protein 3.5g 0g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.969g 0.051g 7%
Calories 207kcal 79kcal 6%
Iron 0.09mg 0.54mg 6%
Potassium 199mg 15mg 5%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.15mg 5%
Choline 26mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Magnesium 14mg 1mg 3%
Fiber 0.7g 0g 3%
Copper 0.023mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 80mg 7mg 3%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.2µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.452g 0.016g 3%
Fructose 2.72g 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 23.6g 19.23g 1%
Vitamin D* 8 IU 0 IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 0mg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.7g 0g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 591kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 48g 127g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.5 5.2 N/A
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.7mg 0%
Net carbs 22.9g 19.23g N/A
Sugar 21.22g 13.66g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
19% 80%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 19.23 g
Water: 80.49 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +4483.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.7%
Contains more OtherOther +2150%
Contains more WaterWater +32%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
16% 64% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.013 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.051 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.016 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5721.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2725%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/nutrients
  2. Ice pop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168813/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.