Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
skim milk
versus
chocolate ice cream
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in skim milk and chocolate ice cream:
Chocolate ice cream is high in calories and skim milk has 84% less calories than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 216 calories per 100 grams and skim milk has 34 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, skim milk is much heavier in protein, heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chocolate ice cream per calorie. Skim milk has a macronutrient ratio of 40:58:2 and for chocolate ice cream, 7:50:44 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Skim Milk | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Protein | 40% | 7% |
Carbohydrates | 58% | 50% |
Fat | 2% | 44% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Skim milk has signficantly less carbohydrates than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 28.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and skim milk has 5g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate ice cream has more dietary fiber than skim milk - chocolate ice cream has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and skim milk does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream is high in sugar and skim milk has 80% less sugar than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 25.4g of sugar per 100 grams and skim milk has 5.1g of sugar.
Chocolate ice cream and skim milk contain similar amounts of protein - chocolate ice cream has 3.8g of protein per 100 grams and skim milk has 3.4g of protein.
Chocolate ice cream is high in saturated fat and skim milk has 99% less saturated fat than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.06g of saturated fat.
Skim milk has 16 times less cholesterol than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and skim milk has 2mg of cholesterol.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin C than skim milk - chocolate ice cream has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and skim milk does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 93% more Vitamin A than skim milk - chocolate ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and skim milk has 61ug of Vitamin A.
Skim milk has 488% more Vitamin D than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and skim milk has 47iu of Vitamin D.
Chocolate ice cream and skim milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chocolate ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.01mg of Vitamin E.
Chocolate ice cream and skim milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and skim milk does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream has more folate. Both skim milk and chocolate ice cream contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12.
Skim Milk | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Thiamin | 0.045 MG | 0.042 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.182 MG | 0.194 MG |
Niacin | 0.094 MG | 0.226 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.357 MG | 0.554 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.037 MG | 0.055 MG |
Folate | 5 UG | 16 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.5 UG | 0.29 UG |
Both chocolate ice cream and skim milk are high in calcium. Skim milk has 12% more calcium than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 109mg of calcium per 100 grams and skim milk has 122mg of calcium.
Chocolate ice cream has 30 times more iron than skim milk - chocolate ice cream has 0.93mg of iron per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.03mg of iron.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of potassium and it has 60% more potassium than skim milk - chocolate ice cream has 249mg of potassium per 100 grams and skim milk has 156mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chocolate ice cream has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than skim milk per 100 grams.
Skim Milk | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.001 G | 0.15 G |
Total | 0.001 G | 0.15 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chocolate ice cream has more linoleic acid than skim milk per 100 grams.
Skim Milk | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.25 G |
Total | 0.002 G | 0.25 G |
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: Skim Milk (Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim)) and Chocolate Ice Cream (Ice creams, chocolate) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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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% | Vitamin B6 | 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% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||