Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
peach
versus
chocolate ice cream
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in peach and chocolate ice cream:
Chocolate ice cream is high in calories and peach has 81% less calories than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 216 calories per 100 grams and peach has 42 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, peach is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to chocolate ice cream for protein. Peach has a macronutrient ratio of 8:87:5 and for chocolate ice cream, 7:50:44 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Peach | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Protein | 8% | 7% |
Carbohydrates | 87% | 50% |
Fat | 5% | 44% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Peach has 64% less carbohydrates than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 28.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and peach has 10.1g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate ice cream and peach contain similar amounts of dietary fiber - chocolate ice cream has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and peach has 1.5g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate ice cream is high in sugar and peach has less sugar than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 25.4g of sugar per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream has 318% more protein than peach - chocolate ice cream has 3.8g of protein per 100 grams and peach has 0.91g of protein.
Chocolate ice cream is high in saturated fat and peach has less saturated fat than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has less cholesterol than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has 486% more Vitamin C than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and peach has 4.1mg of Vitamin C.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 392% more Vitamin A than peach - chocolate ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and peach has 24ug of Vitamin A.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin D than peach - chocolate ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream and peach contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chocolate ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream and peach contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and peach has 3ug of Vitamin K.
Chocolate ice cream has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12, however, peach contains more niacin. Both peach and chocolate ice cream contain significant amounts of thiamin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Peach | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Thiamin | 0.024 MG | 0.042 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.031 MG | 0.194 MG |
Niacin | 0.806 MG | 0.226 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.153 MG | 0.554 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.025 MG | 0.055 MG |
Folate | 6 UG | 16 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.29 UG |
Chocolate ice cream is an excellent source of calcium and it has 26 times more calcium than peach - chocolate ice cream has 109mg of calcium per 100 grams and peach has 4mg of calcium.
Chocolate ice cream has 174% more iron than peach - chocolate ice cream has 0.93mg of iron per 100 grams and peach has 0.34mg of iron.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of potassium and it has 104% more potassium than peach - chocolate ice cream has 249mg of potassium per 100 grams and peach has 122mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
Peach | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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beta-carotene | 224 UG | 19 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 132 UG | ~ |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Peach (Peaches, yellow, raw) and Chocolate Ice Cream (Ice creams, chocolate) .
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||