Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
egg noodles
versus
chocolate ice cream
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg noodles and chocolate ice cream:
Both chocolate ice cream and egg noodles are high in calories. Chocolate ice cream has 57% more calories than egg noodle - chocolate ice cream has 216 calories per 100 grams and egg noodle has 138 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, egg noodles is heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chocolate ice cream per calorie. Egg noodles has a macronutrient ratio of 13:73:14 and for chocolate ice cream, 7:50:44 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Egg Noodles | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Protein | 13% | 7% |
Carbohydrates | 73% | 50% |
Fat | 14% | 44% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate ice cream and egg noodles contain similar amounts of carbs - chocolate ice cream has 28.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and egg noodle has 25.2g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate ice cream and egg noodles contain similar amounts of dietary fiber - chocolate ice cream has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and egg noodle has 1.2g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate ice cream is high in sugar and egg noodle has 98% less sugar than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 25.4g of sugar per 100 grams and egg noodle has 0.4g of sugar.
Chocolate ice cream and egg noodles contain similar amounts of protein - chocolate ice cream has 3.8g of protein per 100 grams and egg noodle has 4.5g of protein.
Chocolate ice cream is high in saturated fat and egg noodle has 94% less saturated fat than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and egg noodle has 0.42g of saturated fat.
Both egg noodles and chocolate ice cream are low in trans fat - egg noodle has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream and egg noodles contain similar amounts of cholesterol - chocolate ice cream has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and egg noodle has 29mg of cholesterol.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin C than egg noodle - chocolate ice cream has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and egg noodle does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 18 times more Vitamin A than egg noodle - chocolate ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and egg noodle has 6ug of Vitamin A.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin D than egg noodle - chocolate ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and egg noodle does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream and egg noodles contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chocolate ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and egg noodle has 0.17mg of Vitamin E.
Chocolate ice cream and egg noodles contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and egg noodle does not contain significant amounts.
Egg noodle has more thiamin, niacin and folate, however, chocolate ice cream contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both egg noodles and chocolate ice cream contain significant amounts of riboflavin and Vitamin B6.
Egg Noodles | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Thiamin | 0.289 MG | 0.042 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.136 MG | 0.194 MG |
Niacin | 2.077 MG | 0.226 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.263 MG | 0.554 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.046 MG | 0.055 MG |
Folate | 84 UG | 16 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.09 UG | 0.29 UG |
Chocolate ice cream is an excellent source of calcium and it has 808% more calcium than egg noodle - chocolate ice cream has 109mg of calcium per 100 grams and egg noodle has 12mg of calcium.
Egg noodle has 58% more iron than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 0.93mg of iron per 100 grams and egg noodle has 1.5mg of iron.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of potassium and it has 555% more potassium than egg noodle - chocolate ice cream has 249mg of potassium per 100 grams and egg noodle has 38mg 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, both egg noodles and chocolate ice cream contain small amounts of beta-carotene.
Egg Noodles | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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beta-carotene | 1 UG | 19 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 38 UG | ~ |
For omega-3 fatty acids, chocolate ice cream has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than egg noodle per 100 grams.
Egg Noodles | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.028 G | 0.15 G |
Total | 0.028 G | 0.15 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, egg noodle has more linoleic acid than chocolate ice cream per 100 grams.
Egg Noodles | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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linoleic acid | 0.522 G | 0.25 G |
other omega 6 | 0.001 G | ~ |
Total | 0.523 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: Egg Noodles (Noodles, egg, cooked, enriched, with added salt) and Chocolate Ice Cream (Ice creams, chocolate) .
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