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
lime juice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in vanilla ice cream and lime juice:
Vanilla ice cream is high in calories and lime juice has 88% less calories than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 207 calories per 100 grams and lime juice has 25 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, vanilla ice cream is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to lime juice for protein. Vanilla ice cream has a macronutrient ratio of 7:46:48 and for lime juice, 5:93:2 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Vanilla Ice Cream | Lime Juice | |
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Protein | 7% | 5% |
Carbohydrates | 46% | 93% |
Fat | 48% | 2% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Lime juice has 64% less carbohydrates than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 23.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and lime juice has 8.4g of carbohydrates.
Vanilla ice cream and lime juice contain similar amounts of dietary fiber - vanilla ice cream has 0.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.4g of dietary fiber.
Vanilla ice cream is high in sugar and lime juice has 92% less sugar than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 21.2g of sugar per 100 grams and lime juice has 1.7g of sugar.
Vanilla ice cream has 733% more protein than lime juice - vanilla ice cream has 3.5g of protein per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.42g of protein.
Vanilla ice cream is high in saturated fat and lime juice has 100% less saturated fat than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.01g of saturated fat.
Lime juice has less cholesterol than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 44mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and lime juice does not contain significant amounts.
Lime juice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 49 times more Vitamin C than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and lime juice has 30mg of Vitamin C.
Vanilla ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 58 times more Vitamin A than lime juice - vanilla ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and lime juice has 2ug of Vitamin A.
Vanilla ice cream has more Vitamin D than lime juice - vanilla ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and lime juice does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and lime juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - vanilla ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Vanilla ice cream and lime juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - vanilla ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.6ug of Vitamin K.
Vanilla ice cream has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12, however, lime juice contains more folate. Both vanilla ice cream and lime juice contain significant amounts of thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B6.
Vanilla Ice Cream | Lime Juice | |
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Thiamin | 0.041 MG | 0.025 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.24 MG | 0.015 MG |
Niacin | 0.116 MG | 0.142 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.581 MG | 0.123 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.048 MG | 0.038 MG |
Folate | 5 UG | 10 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.39 UG | ~ |
Vanilla ice cream is an excellent source of calcium and it has 814% more calcium than lime juice - vanilla ice cream has 128mg of calcium per 100 grams and lime juice has 14mg of calcium.
Vanilla ice cream and lime juice contain similar amounts of iron - vanilla ice cream has 0.09mg of iron per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.09mg of iron.
Vanilla ice cream has 70% more potassium than lime juice - vanilla ice cream has 199mg of potassium per 100 grams and lime juice has 117mg 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 vanilla ice cream and lime juice contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Vanilla Ice Cream | Lime Juice | |
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beta-carotene | 19 UG | 30 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, vanilla ice cream has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than lime juice per 100 grams.
Vanilla Ice Cream | Lime Juice | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.175 G | 0.008 G |
EPA | 0.003 G | ~ |
Total | 0.178 G | 0.008 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, vanilla ice cream has more linoleic acid than lime juice per 100 grams.
Vanilla Ice Cream | Lime Juice | |
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linoleic acid | 0.275 G | 0.015 G |
Total | 0.275 G | 0.015 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 Lime Juice (Lime juice, raw) .
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 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% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||