Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
vanilla ice cream
versus
peach
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in vanilla ice cream and peach:
Vanilla ice cream is high in calories and peach has 80% less calories than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 207 calories per 100 grams and peach has 42 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, vanilla ice cream is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to peach for protein. Vanilla ice cream has a macronutrient ratio of 7:45:48 and for peach, 8:87:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Vanilla Ice Cream | Peach | |
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Protein | 7% | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 45% | 87% |
Fat | 48% | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Peach has 57% less carbohydrates than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 23.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and peach has 10.1g of carbohydrates.
Peach has 114% more dietary fiber than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 0.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and peach has 1.5g of dietary fiber.
Vanilla ice cream is high in sugar and peach has less sugar than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 21.2g of sugar per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream has 285% more protein than peach - vanilla ice cream has 3.5g of protein per 100 grams and peach has 0.91g of protein.
Vanilla ice cream is high in saturated fat and peach has less saturated fat than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has less cholesterol than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 44mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has 583% more Vitamin C than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and peach has 4.1mg of Vitamin C.
Vanilla ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 392% more Vitamin A than peach - vanilla ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and peach has 24ug of Vitamin A.
Vanilla ice cream has more Vitamin D than peach - vanilla ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and peach contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - vanilla ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and peach contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - vanilla ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and peach has 3ug of Vitamin K.
Vanilla ice cream has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12, however, peach contains more niacin. Both vanilla ice cream and peach contain significant amounts of thiamin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Vanilla Ice Cream | Peach | |
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Thiamin | 0.041 MG | 0.024 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.24 MG | 0.031 MG |
Niacin | 0.116 MG | 0.806 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.581 MG | 0.153 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.048 MG | 0.025 MG |
Folate | 5 UG | 6 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.39 UG | ~ |
Vanilla ice cream is an excellent source of calcium and it has 31 times more calcium than peach - vanilla ice cream has 128mg of calcium per 100 grams and peach has 4mg of calcium.
Vanilla ice cream and peach contain similar amounts of iron - vanilla ice cream has 0.09mg of iron per 100 grams and peach has 0.34mg of iron.
Vanilla ice cream has 63% more potassium than peach - vanilla ice cream has 199mg 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,
Vanilla Ice Cream | Peach | |
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beta-carotene | 19 UG | 224 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: Vanilla Ice Cream (Ice creams, vanilla) and Peach (Peaches, yellow, raw) .
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||