Ice Cream vs Cake: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Fact 1: There is Less Calories in Ice cream
At first glance, you can see that in ice cream is less calories than in cake.
Ice cream has 207 kcal per 100g and cake 290 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 40%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in ice cream cames from fat and in cake from carbs.
See tables below to compare ice cream with cake in details.
Fact 2: Ice cream And Cake Nutrition Difference
Cake vs Ice cream: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Ice cream | Cake |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 207 | 290 |
| Carbohydrates | 23.6 g | 47.7 g |
| Fat | 11 g | 8 g |
| Dietary fiber | 0.7 g | 1.5 g |
| Protein | 3.5 g | 7.7 g |
| Water | 61 g | 35.9 g |
| Calcium | 128 mg | 36 mg |
| Iron | 0.09 mg | 1 mg |
| Magnessium | 14 mg | 12 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0.3 mg | 83 mg |
| Potassium | 199 mg | 118 mg |
| Sodium | 80 mg | 139 mg |
| Zink | 0.3 mg | 0.66 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.041 mg | 0.081 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.24 mg | 0.157 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 0.116 mg | 0.83 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.048 mg | 0.04 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.3 mg | 1.02 mg |
Less protein in ice cream
It is aslo easy to see see that in ice cream is less protein than in cake.
There is 7.7g per 100g of cake and 3.5g per 100g of ice cream so using simple math we can see that difference is about 120%.
Less carbohydrates in ice cream
In ice cream is less carbohydrates than in cake.
There is 47.7g/100g of carbohydrates in cake and 23.6g/100g in ice cream so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 102%.
More fat in ice cream
In ice cream is more fats than in cake.
The tables above show us that there is 8g/100g of fats in cake and 11g/100g in ice cream. In this case difference is about 38%.
Ice cream
207kcal- Calories207
- Carbohydrates23.6 g
- Fat11 g
- Dietary fiber0.7 g
- Protein3.5 g
- Water61 g
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 46% CARBS.
- 7% PROTEIN
- 48% FAT
Cake
290kcal- Calories290
- Carbohydrates47.7 g
- Fat8 g
- Dietary fiber1.5 g
- Protein7.7 g
- Water35.9 g
100g | ounce | slice
Calories source
- 65% CARBS
- 10% PROTEIN
- 25% FAT
Vitamins: cake vs ice cream
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine): cake 98% more than ice cream
- Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin): ice cream 53% more than cake
- Vitaminium B3 (Niacin): cake 616% more than ice cream
- Vitaminium B6: ice cream 20% more than cake
- Vitaminium E: cake 240% more than ice cream
Minerals: ice cream vs cake
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy eating and living style promoter
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