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
vanilla pudding mix
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in vanilla ice cream and vanilla pudding mix:
Both vanilla ice cream and vanilla pudding mix are high in calories. Vanilla pudding mix has 82% more calories than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 207 calories per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix has 377 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, vanilla ice cream is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to vanilla pudding mix per calorie. Vanilla ice cream has a macronutrient ratio of 7:45:48 and for vanilla pudding mix, 0:99:1 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Vanilla Ice Cream | Vanilla Pudding Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 7% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 45% | 99% |
| Fat | 48% | 1% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Vanilla pudding mix is high in carbohydrates and vanilla ice cream has 75% less carbohydrates than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla ice cream has 23.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix has 92.9g of carbohydrates.
Vanilla ice cream has more dietary fiber than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla ice cream has 0.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix does not contain significant amounts.
Both vanilla ice cream and vanilla pudding mix are high in sugar. Vanilla pudding mix has 338% more sugar than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 21.2g of sugar per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix has 92.9g of sugar.
Vanilla ice cream has more protein than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla ice cream has 3.5g of protein per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream is high in saturated fat and vanilla pudding mix has 94% less saturated fat than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix has 0.43g of saturated fat.
Vanilla pudding mix has less cholesterol than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 44mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and vanilla pudding mix contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - vanilla ice cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has 117 times more Vitamin A than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix has 1ug of Vitamin A.
Vanilla ice cream has more Vitamin D than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream and vanilla pudding mix contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - vanilla ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Vanilla ice cream and vanilla pudding mix contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - vanilla ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix has 0.1ug of Vitamin K.
Vanilla ice cream has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Vanilla Ice Cream | Vanilla Pudding Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.041 MG | 0.002 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.24 MG | 0.028 MG |
| Niacin | 0.116 MG | 0.006 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.581 MG | 0.026 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.048 MG | 0.002 MG |
| Folate | 5 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.39 UG | 0.02 UG |
Vanilla ice cream is an excellent source of calcium and it has 967% more calcium than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla ice cream has 128mg of calcium per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix has 12mg of calcium.
Vanilla ice cream and vanilla pudding mix contain similar amounts of iron - vanilla ice cream has 0.09mg of iron per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix has 0.01mg of iron.
Vanilla ice cream has signficantly more potassium than vanilla pudding mix - vanilla ice cream has 199mg of potassium per 100 grams and vanilla pudding mix has 12mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, vanilla ice cream has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than vanilla pudding mix per 100 grams.
| Vanilla Ice Cream | Vanilla Pudding Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.175 G | 0.001 G |
| EPA | 0.003 G | ~ |
| Total | 0.178 G | 0.001 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, vanilla ice cream has more linoleic acid than vanilla pudding mix per 100 grams.
| Vanilla Ice Cream | Vanilla Pudding Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.275 G | 0.009 G |
| Total | 0.275 G | 0.009 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 Vanilla Pudding Mix (Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, instant) .
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||