Ice cream bar, vanilla: standard vs chocolate coated USDA FDC 2705638 vs 2705639
Per 100 g, standard reports 37.1 g carbohydrate, while chocolate coated reports 24.5 g carbohydrate.
The comparison uses two cited USDA records. Their complete source names, household portions, nutrient values, and FoodData Central links remain visible below.
Record B · FDC 2705639
Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated
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Carbohydrate at the same 100-gram weight
Bar length shows the two cited values on one shared denominator. It does not rank either food or establish why they differ.
- Ice cream bar, vanilla 37.1 g
37.1 g -
24.5 g
Shared basis: 100 g · g
Equal-weight evidence
Nutrition per 100 grams
Both columns use the same mass, which compares nutrient concentration without allowing the two representative source amounts to change the denominator. “A +” or “B +” reports the arithmetic difference between the cited values; it is not a quality score.
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| Nutrient | A · Ice cream bar, vanilla | B · Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 358 kcal | 331 kcal | A +27 kcal |
| Protein | 2.1 g | 4.1 g | B +2 g |
| Total fat | 25.3 g | 24.1 g | A +1.2 g |
| CarbohydrateMaterial difference | 37.1 g | 24.5 g | A +12.6 g |
| Dietary fiber | 1.1 g | 0.8 g | A +0.3 g |
| Total sugars | 21 g | 18.3 g | A +2.7 g |
| Sodium | 84 mg | 68 mg | A +16 mg |
| Saturated fatMaterial difference | 17.9 g | 13.2 g | A +4.7 g |
| PotassiumMaterial difference | 71 mg | 305 mg | B +234 mg |
| Calcium | 63 mg | 119 mg | B +56 mg |
| Iron | 0 mg | 0.3 mg | B +0.3 mg |
Values come from the two cited USDA FoodData Central Survey Foods records. Feast does not average records, impute missing values, or infer a nutrient from the food name.
Read the table by question
Every material primary-nutrient difference on this page is numerically higher in A (1 of 1).
These answers describe concentration per 100 grams. “More” and “less” identify the arithmetic direction only; they do not decide which record is a better match or which food is better for a person.
Which reports fewer calories?
Record B
Record B reports 331 kcal, compared with 358 kcal in the other record—a difference of 27 kcal.
Which reports more protein?
Record B
Record B reports 4.1 g, compared with 2.1 g in the other record—a difference of 2 g.
Which reports more fiber?
Record A
Record A reports 1.1 g, compared with 0.8 g in the other record—a difference of 0.3 g.
Which reports less sodium?
Record B
Record B reports 68 mg, compared with 84 mg in the other record—a difference of 16 mg.
What differs in the source descriptions
The exact names carry information the numbers cannot.
USDA assigns both records to “Ice cream and frozen dairy desserts,” but the topic label is broad. Record A is “Ice cream bar, vanilla.” Record B is “Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated.” Feast paired them because their contrast-neutral food identities are closely related (80% token overlap after controlled modifiers are set aside), not merely because they share a generic category.
The controlled name parser found 1 interpretable distinction. These labels organize wording already present in the names; they do not establish that a distinction caused a nutrient difference.
| Description dimension | Record A | Record B |
|---|---|---|
| Coating wording | No matching controlled term in the source name | coated or breaded |
Even a clean name contrast can carry hidden companions. A fried record may also include coating; a restaurant record can use a different recipe; a reduced-sodium description can differ in more than salt; and a source amount can reflect a different reporting convention. That is why this page reports the complete pair rather than treating one word as an intervention.
Portion context
A representative source amount is not a shared “serving.”
Record A uses USDA reference amount at 85 g. Record B uses USDA reference amount at 85 g. Those labels and gram weights come from their respective records. They are useful for scaling the chosen profile, but they are not recommendations and need not describe equal amounts.
The representative amounts do not cross Feast’s material portion-difference threshold of both 15 grams and 20%. They are still separate source measures, so the 100-gram table remains the appropriate place for an equal-weight comparison.
A cup, piece, slice, sandwich, fillet, or fluid ounce can have different gram weights across records. A matching label is not enough: check the listed grams. If accuracy matters more than convenience, weighing the food or using a current package label can be more specific than a generic survey-food measure.
Record A measures
- 1 bar75 g
- 1 miniature50 g
- 1 cup133 g
- USDA reference amount85 g
Record B measures
- 1 bar75 g
- 1 miniature50 g
- USDA reference amount85 g
One shared household label
1 bar: 75 g in A vs 75 g in B
Here the household label and listed gram weight match at displayed precision, so this particular table is also an equal-mass comparison. The values remain specific to these two source records, not a universal weight for every 1 bar.
| Nutrient | A · 75 g | B · 75 g |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 269 kcal | 248 kcal |
| Protein | 1.6 g | 3.1 g |
| Dietary fiber | 0.8 g | 0.6 g |
| Sodium | 63 mg | 51 mg |
USDA source formulation evidence
The listed inputs provide another way to audit the match.
FNDDS includes input-food rows behind each standardized survey-food record. Record A’s leading listed inputs include Ice cream bar, stick or nugget, with crunch coating. Record B’s include Ice cream, bar or stick, chocolate covered. Ingredient-code overlap is 0%, and normalized listed-input-weight variation is 100%.
Record A · 1 coded input
Ice cream bar, vanilla
- Ice cream bar, stick or nugget, with crunch coatingIngredient code 1264100% of listed input weight
Record B · 1 coded input
Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated
- Ice cream, bar or stick, chocolate coveredIngredient code 1237100% of listed input weight
0 shared coded inputs
The two listed formulations do not share an ingredient code in this source extract. Shared codes can still carry different listed weights.
1 A-only and 1 B-only coded inputs
A-only entries include Ice cream bar, stick or nugget, with crunch coating. B-only entries include Ice cream, bar or stick, chocolate covered.
Important: repeated rows carrying the same ingredient code are combined before the shares and overlap are calculated. These weights belong to USDA’s source formulation: they are not a reconstructed plate, final cooked yield, visitor serving, ingredient declaration, or estimate of what is visible in a photo. USDA’s FNDDS documentation explains that these calculation recipes can represent multiple variants, may include retention or moisture adjustments, and are not product-label ingredient lists.
Choosing the closer record
Match context first; scale second.
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Read both names literally
Compare cooking method, coating, edible skin or peel, sauce, additions, venue, source form, and food subtype. For this pair, the full A and B descriptions above are the evidence—not shortened search labels.
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Use listed inputs as a check
If the name still leaves ambiguity, compare the leading and unique source inputs. They can reveal that two near names refer to meaningfully different standardized formulations, but they do not reconstruct your dish.
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Choose an amount for that record
After choosing A or B, use its own named measure and gram weight. Do not transfer a cup, slice, or “typical amount” from the other record as if the measures were interchangeable.
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Account for missing details
Brand, current restaurant recipe, cooking oil, drained weight, toppings, substitutions, and unfinished portions may not be captured. A label or weighed recipe can supersede a generic reference when it better matches the actual food.
Limits and responsible interpretation
This is a comparison of records, not a causal study.
The two records come from 2021–2023 FoodData Central Survey Foods data. The nutrient table faithfully compares their published values on the same weight basis. It does not measure two plates prepared at the same time, isolate one ingredient, or estimate the uncertainty around either value.
For this pair, the source names differ across 1 documented description dimension, while the listed formulations show 0% ingredient-code overlap and 100% normalized listed-weight variation. Moisture, ingredient proportions, preparation, and record construction can therefore move together. The page can describe the combined record difference; it cannot isolate the effect of one word.
A higher or lower number is not an overall verdict. Protein, fiber, sodium, energy, fat, micronutrients, preferences, allergies, budget, portion, and an individual’s goals answer different questions. Feast therefore reports directions and magnitudes without applying a universal “healthier” label.
This page is educational and does not diagnose a condition, prescribe a target, or replace advice from a qualified professional. For an allergy, medically directed diet, or strict ingredient limit, use verified ingredient information and guidance appropriate to that situation.
How this page qualified
A page is published only when the pair clears materiality and diversity gates.
Both records must occupy the same USDA survey-food topic and share a close food identity after a controlled vocabulary separates preparation, edible-part, source, claim, crust, and sauce wording. Exact contrast-neutral identities receive priority. Close ingredient or form substitutions can qualify when name overlap remains high and the numerical evidence is material.
For primary nutrients, Feast requires both an absolute and relative difference: at least 20 kcal and 12% for energy; 2 g and 18% for protein or fat; 5 g and 15% for carbohydrate; 1 g and 20% for fiber; 4 g and 20% for sugars; or 100 mg and 20% for sodium. A focused one-nutrient pair also needs a material representative-amount or formulation distinction. Rounding-only pairs are not published.
Unordered FDC IDs define a canonical pair, so reversing A and B cannot create another page. Each source record can appear twice at most, each USDA topic contributes no more than 40 pages, and closely repeated identity families are capped. Those rules produced a selective comparison library rather than every mathematical combination in the corpus.
Read the complete nutrition-page methodology for import, nutrient mapping, portion scaling, Daily Value, and uncertainty rules.
Decision support from the exact records on this page
Turn source data into a better next decision
These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 2 exact records behind Ice cream bar, vanilla versus Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.
Equal-weight result
Ice cream bar, vanilla is higher in carbohydrate per 100 g
Ice cream bar, vanilla reports 37.1 g versus 24.5 g for Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated: a 12.6 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.
Inspect the underlying evidenceThese listed servings have equal weights
2 listed servings each weigh 85 g
The 2 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 85 g. Their serving totals therefore compare equal weights, even if the household labels differ. Match the preparation and adjust the weight to the amount you eat.
Record identity is part of the estimate
Distinguish “Ice cream bar, vanilla” from “Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated”
These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.
Inspect the underlying evidenceContextual knowledge graph
Follow the relationship that matches your question
For Ice cream bar, vanilla versus Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.
Ice cream bar, vanilla and Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated are explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.
Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Ice cream bar, vanilla vs Light ice cream bar, vanillaIce cream bar, vanilla is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Light wording: No matching controlled term in the source name versus light wording; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.
Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated vs Light ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coatedIce cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Light wording: No matching controlled term in the source name versus light wording; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.
Follow this evidence path 2 context records in this source topic Ice cream and frozen dairy dessertsIce cream bar, vanilla and Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.
Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Potassium: density and serving contextIn this page’s records, potassium runs from 71 mg in Ice cream bar, vanilla to 305 mg in Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated, all per 100 g.
Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Protein: density and serving contextIn this page’s records, protein runs from 2.1 g in Ice cream bar, vanilla to 4.1 g in Ice cream bar, vanilla, chocolate coated, all per 100 g.
Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Ice cream bar, vanillaOpen the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2705638 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.
Follow this evidence path