Nutrition for Vanilla Ice Cream
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Vanilla Ice Cream Nutrition Summary
One pint of vanilla ice cream (224 grams or 0.5 lb) contains 464 calories and 7.8 grams of protein. Vanilla ice cream consist of 61% water, 24% carbohydrates, 4% protein, and 11% fat.Vanilla ice cream is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, Vitamin A, calcium, potassium, riboflavin and Vitamin B12. It also contains significant amounts of dietary fiber, protein, magnesium, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, zinc and choline.
In one pint of vanilla ice cream:
- Calories: 464
- Protein: 7.8 g
- Sugar: 47.5 g
- Dietary fiber: 1.6 g
- Fat: 24.6 g, (Saturated: 15.2 g)
- Cholesterol: 98.6 mg
- Sodium: 179.2 mg
See the Vanilla Ice Cream Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Ice creams, vanilla.
Calories in Vanilla Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream has 464 calories per pint or 207 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and carbohydrates.48% of calories in vanilla ice cream are from fat, 46% of calories are from carbohydrates and 7% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
A good portion, or 46% of the calories in vanilla ice cream are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in vanilla ice cream are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (3% and 97%). 1 pint of vanilla ice cream has 6% of daily values or 1.6 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 1.6 g
- Sugar: 47.5 g
Calories from Fat
A substantial amount, or 48% of the calories in Vanilla Ice Cream are from fat. Vanilla ice cream has a moderate amount of total fat, with 24.6 grams or 39% of recommended daily values per pint. Most of the fat in vanilla ice cream are saturated and it contains a high amount of saturated fat, about 80% of recommended daily values.
Vanilla ice cream contains 98.6 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
Vanilla ice cream contains 98.6 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
- Total fat: 24.6 g
- Cholesterol: 98.6 mg
- Saturated fat: 15.2 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 6.7 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1 g
Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Vanilla Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream is a source of healthy omega-3 fatty acids, containing a total of 0.39 grams for every pint. It contains significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid.
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- alpha linoleic acid: 0.39 g
Also a source of omega-6 fatty acids, every pint of vanilla ice cream contains a total of 0.6 grams of omega-6. In addition, a large portion of the omega-6 in vanilla ice cream comes from linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- linoleic acid: 0.62 g
Calories Similar to Vanilla Ice Cream
Some other dairy or egg products with similar calories to vanilla ice cream by weight:- Sour Cream: -20 calories
- Whipping Cream: +112 calories
- Ricotta Cheese: -128 calories
- Feta Cheese: +130 calories
Protein in Vanilla Ice Cream
An excellent source of protein, a single pint of Vanilla Ice Cream contains 16% of recommended daily values or 7.8 grams of protein. In addition, vanilla ice cream contains significant amounts of all 9 essential amino acids.- Protein: 7.84 g
- Tryptophan: 0.1 g
- Threonine: 0.33 g
- Isoleucine: 0.44 g
- Leucine: 0.71 g
- Lysine: 0.58 g
- Methionine: 0.18 g
- Phenylalanine: 0.35 g
- Valine: 0.49 g
- Histidine: 0.2 g
Protein Similar to Vanilla Ice Cream
Some other dairy or egg products with similar amounts of protein to vanilla ice cream by weight:- Yogurt: -0.1 grams
- Milk: -0.4 grams
- Kefir: +0.6 grams
- Whipping Cream: -0.7 grams
Vitamins and Minerals in Vanilla Ice Cream
An good source of many nutrients, vanilla ice cream contains abundant amounts of Vitamin A, calcium, potassium, riboflavin and Vitamin B12. In fact, a single pint of vanilla ice cream contains 49% of recommended daily values or 0.5 milligrams of riboflavin. Also an excellent source of Vitamin A, a single pint of vanilla ice cream contains 38% of recommended daily values or 264.3 ug of Vitamin A.Vitamins in vanilla ice cream (1 pint):
- Vitamin a: 264.3 ug
- Thiamin: 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: 0.5 mg
- Niacin: 0.3 mg
- Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 1.3 mg
- Vitamin e: 0.7 mg
- Folate: 11.2 ug
- Vitamin b12: 0.9 ug
- Vitamin k: 0.7 ug
- Calcium: 286.7 mg
- Potassium: 445.8 mg
- Iron: 0.2 mg
- Magnesium: 31.4 mg
- Zinc: 1.5 mg
- Selenium: 4 ug
- Phosphorus: 235.2 mg
- Copper: 0.1 mg
- Choline: 58.2 mg
Similar to Vanilla Ice Cream for Riboflavin (Vit B2)
Here are some other dairy or egg products with similarly abundant amounts of riboflavin (Vit B2) to vanilla ice cream:- Greek Yogurt: -0.02 MG
- Cream Cheese: -0.02 MG
- Mozzarella Cheese: +0.07 MG
- Vanilla Yogurt: -0.1 MG
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Vanilla Ice Cream [3]
Vanilla ice cream contains a couple of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoid beta-carotene. In one pint of vanilla ice cream:
- beta-carotene: 43 ug
Vanilla Ice Cream Nutrition Chart
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