Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
white bread
versus
chocolate ice cream
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white bread and chocolate ice cream:
Both white bread and chocolate ice cream are high in calories. White bread has a little more calories (10%) than chocolate ice cream by weight - white bread has 238 calories per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 216 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, white bread is heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chocolate ice cream per calorie. White bread has a macronutrient ratio of 18:74:8 and for chocolate ice cream, 7:50:44 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
White Bread | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Protein | 18% | 7% |
Carbohydrates | 74% | 50% |
Fat | 8% | 44% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
White bread is high in carbohydrates and chocolate ice cream has 36% less carbohydrates than white bread - white bread has 43.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 28.2g of carbohydrates.
White bread is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 667% more dietary fiber than chocolate ice cream - white bread has 9.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 1.2g of dietary fiber.
Chocolate ice cream is high in sugar and white bread has 80% less sugar than chocolate ice cream - white bread has 5g of sugar per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 25.4g of sugar.
White bread is a great source of protein and it has 181% more protein than chocolate ice cream - white bread has 10.7g of protein per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 3.8g of protein.
Chocolate ice cream is high in saturated fat and white bread has 91% less saturated fat than chocolate ice cream - white bread has 0.63g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat.
Both white bread and chocolate ice cream are low in trans fat - white bread has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream does not contain significant amounts.
White bread has less cholesterol than chocolate ice cream - chocolate ice cream has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin C than white bread - chocolate ice cream has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than white bread - chocolate ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate ice cream has more Vitamin D than white bread - chocolate ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
White bread and chocolate ice cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - white bread has 0.38mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E.
White bread and chocolate ice cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - white bread has 7.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K.
White bread has more thiamin, niacin and folate, however, chocolate ice cream contains more Vitamin B12. Both white bread and chocolate ice cream contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
White Bread | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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Thiamin | 0.51 MG | 0.042 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.255 MG | 0.194 MG |
Niacin | 4.455 MG | 0.226 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.455 MG | 0.554 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08 MG | 0.055 MG |
Folate | 127 UG | 16 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.29 UG |
Both white bread and chocolate ice cream are high in calcium. White bread has 528% more calcium than chocolate ice cream - white bread has 684mg of calcium per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 109mg of calcium.
White bread is an excellent source of iron and it has 426% more iron than chocolate ice cream - white bread has 4.9mg of iron per 100 grams and chocolate ice cream has 0.93mg of iron.
Chocolate ice cream is a great source of potassium and it has 96% more potassium than white bread - white bread has 127mg 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, both white bread and chocolate ice cream contain small amounts of beta-carotene.
White Bread | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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beta-carotene | 2 UG | 19 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 25 UG | ~ |
For omega-3 fatty acids, both white bread and chocolate ice cream contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
White Bread | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.083 G | 0.15 G |
EPA | 0.003 G | ~ |
Total | 0.086 G | 0.15 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, white bread has more linoleic acid than chocolate ice cream per 100 grams.
White Bread | Chocolate Ice Cream | |
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other omega 6 | 0.002 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.879 G | 0.25 G |
Total | 0.881 G | 0.25 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: White Bread (Bread, white wheat) and Chocolate Ice Cream (Ice creams, chocolate) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||