Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chocolate ice cream
versus
vanilla pudding mix
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate ice cream and vanilla pudding mix:
Both vanilla pudding mix and chocolate ice cream are high in calories. Vanilla pudding mix has 75% more calories than chocolate ice cream - vanilla pudding mix has 377 calories per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 216 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate ice cream is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to vanilla pudding mix per calorie. Chocolate ice cream has a macronutrient ratio of 7:50:44 and for vanilla pudding mix, 0:99:1 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chocolate Ice Cream | Vanilla Pudding Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 7% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 50% | 99% |
| Fat | 44% | 1% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Vanilla pudding mix is high in carbohydrates and chocolate ice cream has 70% less carbohydrates than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla pudding mix has 92.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 28.2g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate ice cream has more dietary fiber than vanilla pudding mix - chocolate ice cream has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix does not contain significant amounts.
Both vanilla pudding mix and chocolate ice cream are high in sugar. Vanilla pudding mix has 266% more sugar than chocolate ice cream - vanilla pudding mix has 92.9g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 25.4g of sugar.
Chocolate ice cream has more protein than vanilla pudding mix - chocolate ice cream has 3.8g of protein per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream is high in saturated fat and vanilla pudding mix has 94% less saturated fat than chocolate ice cream - vanilla pudding mix has 0.43g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat.
Vanilla pudding mix has less cholesterol than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin C than vanilla pudding mix - chocolate ice cream has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 117 times more Vitamin A than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla pudding mix has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin D than vanilla pudding mix - chocolate ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla pudding mix and chocolate ice cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - vanilla pudding mix has 0.02mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E.
Vanilla pudding mix and chocolate ice cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - vanilla pudding mix has 0.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K.
Chocolate ice cream has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Chocolate Ice Cream | Vanilla Pudding Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.042 MG | 0.002 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.194 MG | 0.028 MG |
| Niacin | 0.226 MG | 0.006 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.554 MG | 0.026 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.055 MG | 0.002 MG |
| Folate | 16 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.29 UG | 0.02 UG |
Chocolate ice cream is an excellent source of calcium and it has 808% more calcium than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla pudding mix has 12mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 109mg of calcium.
Chocolate ice cream has 92 times more iron than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla pudding mix has 0.01mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 0.93mg of iron.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of potassium and it has 19 times more potassium than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla pudding mix has 12mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 249mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chocolate ice cream has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than vanilla pudding mix per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Ice Cream | Vanilla Pudding Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.15 G | 0.001 G |
| Total | 0.15 G | 0.001 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chocolate ice cream has more linoleic acid than vanilla pudding mix per 100 grams.
| Chocolate Ice Cream | Vanilla Pudding Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.25 G | 0.009 G |
| Total | 0.25 G | 0.009 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: Chocolate Ice Cream (Ice creams, chocolate) and Vanilla Pudding Mix (Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, instant) .
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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 | |||