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
spinach
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chocolate ice cream and spinach:
Chocolate ice cream is high in calories and spinach has 89% less calories than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 23 calories per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 216 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chocolate ice cream is much lighter in protein, much heavier in fat and similar to spinach for carbs. Chocolate ice cream has a macronutrient ratio of 7:50:44 and for spinach, 39:49:12 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Chocolate Ice Cream | Spinach | |
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Protein | 7% | 39% |
Carbohydrates | 50% | 49% |
Fat | 44% | 12% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Spinach has signficantly less carbohydrates than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 28.2g of carbohydrates.
Spinach is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 83% more dietary fiber than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 2.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 1.2g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate ice cream is high in sugar and spinach has 98% less sugar than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 0.42g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 25.4g of sugar.
Spinach and chocolate ice cream contain similar amounts of protein - spinach has 2.9g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 3.8g of protein.
Chocolate ice cream is high in saturated fat and spinach has 99% less saturated fat than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat.
Spinach has less cholesterol than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and spinach does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 39 times more Vitamin C than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 28.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 0.7mg of Vitamin C.
Both spinach and chocolate ice cream are high in Vitamin A. Spinach has 297% more Vitamin A than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 469ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin D than spinach - chocolate ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and spinach does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach has 577% more Vitamin E than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E.
Spinach is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has 1608 times more Vitamin K than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 482.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K.
Spinach has more niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, chocolate ice cream contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both chocolate ice cream and spinach contain significant amounts of thiamin and riboflavin.
Chocolate Ice Cream | Spinach | |
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Thiamin | 0.042 MG | 0.078 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.194 MG | 0.189 MG |
Niacin | 0.226 MG | 0.724 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.554 MG | 0.065 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.055 MG | 0.195 MG |
Folate | 16 UG | 194 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.29 UG | ~ |
Both spinach and chocolate ice cream are high in calcium. Chocolate ice cream has a little more calcium (10%) than spinach by weight - spinach has 99mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 109mg of calcium.
Spinach is a great source of iron and it has 191% more iron than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 2.7mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 0.93mg of iron.
Both spinach and chocolate ice cream are high in potassium. Spinach has 124% more potassium than chocolate ice cream - spinach has 558mg of potassium per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 249mg 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,
Chocolate Ice Cream | Spinach | |
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beta-carotene | 19 UG | 5626 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 12198 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, both chocolate ice cream and spinach contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Chocolate Ice Cream | Spinach | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.15 G | 0.138 G |
Total | 0.15 G | 0.138 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chocolate ice cream has more linoleic acid than spinach per 100 grams.
Chocolate Ice Cream | Spinach | |
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linoleic acid | 0.25 G | 0.026 G |
Total | 0.25 G | 0.026 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Chocolate Ice Cream or Spinach .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Chocolate Ice Cream (Ice creams, chocolate) and Spinach (Spinach, raw) .
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