Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
vanilla ice cream
versus
almond extract
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in vanilla ice cream and almond extract:
Vanilla ice cream is high in calories and almond extract has 73% less calories than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 207 calories per 100 grams and almond extract has 56 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, vanilla ice cream is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to almond extract per calorie. Vanilla ice cream has a macronutrient ratio of 7:46:48 and for almond extract, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Vanilla Ice Cream | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 7% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 46% | 100% |
| Fat | 48% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Almond extract has 39% less carbohydrates than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 23.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and almond extract has 14.4g of carbohydrates.
Vanilla ice cream has more dietary fiber than almond extract - vanilla ice cream has 0.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream is high in sugar and almond extract has 32% less sugar than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 21.2g of sugar per 100 grams and almond extract has 14.4g of sugar.
Vanilla ice cream has 115 times more protein than almond extract - vanilla ice cream has 3.5g of protein per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.03g of protein.
Vanilla ice cream is high in saturated fat and almond extract has less saturated fat than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond extract has less cholesterol than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 44mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - vanilla ice cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than almond extract - vanilla ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream has more Vitamin D than almond extract - vanilla ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - vanilla ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - vanilla ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12. Both vanilla ice cream and almond extract contain significant amounts of niacin.
| Vanilla Ice Cream | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.041 MG | 0.003 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.24 MG | 0.029 MG |
| Niacin | 0.116 MG | 0.129 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.581 MG | 0.011 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.048 MG | 0.008 MG |
| Folate | 5 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.39 UG | ~ |
Vanilla ice cream is an excellent source of calcium and it has 41 times more calcium than almond extract - vanilla ice cream has 128mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond extract has 3mg of calcium.
Vanilla ice cream and almond extract contain similar amounts of iron - vanilla ice cream has 0.09mg of iron per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.05mg of iron.
Vanilla ice cream has signficantly more potassium than almond extract - vanilla ice cream has 199mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Vanilla Ice Cream (Ice creams, vanilla) and Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||