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
radish sprouts
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in vanilla ice cream and radish sprouts:
Vanilla ice cream is high in calories and radish sprout has 79% less calories than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 207 calories per 100 grams and radish sprout has 43 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, vanilla ice cream is much lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to radish sprouts for fat. Vanilla ice cream has a macronutrient ratio of 7:46:48 and for radish sprouts, 28:28:45 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Vanilla Ice Cream | Radish Sprouts | |
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Protein | 7% | 28% |
Carbohydrates | 46% | 28% |
Fat | 48% | 45% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Radish sprout has 5.5 times less carbohydrates than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 23.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and radish sprout has 3.6g of carbohydrates.
Vanilla ice cream has more dietary fiber than radish sprout - vanilla ice cream has 0.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and radish sprout does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream is high in sugar and radish sprout has less sugar than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 21.2g of sugar per 100 grams and radish sprout does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and radish sprouts contain similar amounts of protein - vanilla ice cream has 3.5g of protein per 100 grams and radish sprout has 3.8g of protein.
Vanilla ice cream is high in saturated fat and radish sprout has 89% less saturated fat than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and radish sprout has 0.77g of saturated fat.
Radish sprout has less cholesterol than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 44mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and radish sprout does not contain significant amounts.
Radish sprout is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 47 times more Vitamin C than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and radish sprout has 28.9mg of Vitamin C.
Vanilla ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 490% more Vitamin A than radish sprout - vanilla ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and radish sprout has 20ug of Vitamin A.
Vanilla ice cream has more Vitamin D than radish sprout - vanilla ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and radish sprout does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and radish sprouts contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - vanilla ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and radish sprout does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and radish sprouts contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - vanilla ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and radish sprout does not contain significant amounts.
Radish sprout has more thiamin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, vanilla ice cream contains more riboflavin and Vitamin B12. Both vanilla ice cream and radish sprouts contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid.
Vanilla Ice Cream | Radish Sprouts | |
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Thiamin | 0.041 MG | 0.102 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.24 MG | 0.103 MG |
Niacin | 0.116 MG | 2.853 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.581 MG | 0.733 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.048 MG | 0.285 MG |
Folate | 5 UG | 95 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.39 UG | ~ |
Both vanilla ice cream and radish sprouts are high in calcium. Vanilla ice cream has 151% more calcium than radish sprout - vanilla ice cream has 128mg of calcium per 100 grams and radish sprout has 51mg of calcium.
Radish sprout has 856% more iron than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 0.09mg of iron per 100 grams and radish sprout has 0.86mg of iron.
Vanilla ice cream has 131% more potassium than radish sprout - vanilla ice cream has 199mg of potassium per 100 grams and radish sprout has 86mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, radish sprout has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than vanilla ice cream per 100 grams.
Vanilla Ice Cream | Radish Sprouts | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.175 G | 0.722 G |
EPA | 0.003 G | ~ |
Total | 0.178 G | 0.722 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both vanilla ice cream and radish sprouts contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Vanilla Ice Cream | Radish Sprouts | |
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linoleic acid | 0.275 G | 0.41 G |
Total | 0.275 G | 0.41 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: Vanilla Ice Cream (Ice creams, vanilla) and Radish Sprouts (Radish seeds, sprouted, raw) .
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