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
garlic
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate ice cream and garlic:
Both chocolate ice cream and garlic are high in calories. Chocolate ice cream has 45% more calories than garlic - chocolate ice cream has 216 calories per 100 grams and garlic has 149 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate ice cream is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to garlic per calorie. Chocolate ice cream has a macronutrient ratio of 7:50:44 and for garlic, 16:82:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Chocolate Ice Cream | Garlic | |
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Protein | 7% | 16% |
Carbohydrates | 50% | 82% |
Fat | 44% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chocolate ice cream and garlic contain similar amounts of carbs - chocolate ice cream has 28.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and garlic has 33.1g of carbohydrates.
Garlic is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 75% more dietary fiber than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and garlic has 2.1g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate ice cream is high in sugar and garlic has 96% less sugar than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 25.4g of sugar per 100 grams and garlic has 1g of sugar.
Garlic has 67% more protein than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 3.8g of protein per 100 grams and garlic has 6.4g of protein.
Chocolate ice cream is high in saturated fat and garlic has 99% less saturated fat than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and garlic has 0.09g of saturated fat.
Garlic has less cholesterol than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and garlic does not contain significant amounts.
Garlic is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 43 times more Vitamin C than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and garlic has 31.2mg of Vitamin C.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than garlic - chocolate ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and garlic does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin D than garlic - chocolate ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and garlic does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream and garlic contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chocolate ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and garlic has 0.08mg of Vitamin E.
Chocolate ice cream and garlic contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and garlic has 1.7ug of Vitamin K.
Garlic has more thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B6, however, chocolate ice cream contains more folate and Vitamin B12. Both chocolate ice cream and garlic contain significant amounts of riboflavin and pantothenic acid.
Chocolate Ice Cream | Garlic | |
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Thiamin | 0.042 MG | 0.2 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.194 MG | 0.11 MG |
Niacin | 0.226 MG | 0.7 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.554 MG | 0.596 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.055 MG | 1.235 MG |
Folate | 16 UG | 3 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.29 UG | ~ |
Both chocolate ice cream and garlic are high in calcium. Garlic has 66% more calcium than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 109mg of calcium per 100 grams and garlic has 181mg of calcium.
Garlic has 83% more iron than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 0.93mg of iron per 100 grams and garlic has 1.7mg of iron.
Both chocolate ice cream and garlic are high in potassium. Garlic has 61% more potassium than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 249mg of potassium per 100 grams and garlic has 401mg 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 chocolate ice cream and garlic contain small amounts of beta-carotene.
Chocolate Ice Cream | Garlic | |
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beta-carotene | 19 UG | 5 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 16 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, chocolate ice cream has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than garlic per 100 grams.
Chocolate Ice Cream | Garlic | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.15 G | 0.02 G |
Total | 0.15 G | 0.02 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both chocolate ice cream and garlic contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Chocolate Ice Cream | Garlic | |
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linoleic acid | 0.25 G | 0.229 G |
Total | 0.25 G | 0.229 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 Garlic (Garlic, raw) .
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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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||