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Light Ice Cream, soft serve vs Fast foods, hamburger; single

Side by side, per 100 g, from the same USDA reference data.

vs

Fast foods, hamburger; single

259
kcal per 100 g
Higher calorie

Fast foods, hamburger; single has more — 259 calories per 100 g against 182 for light ice cream, soft serve, a difference of 77 kcal (42% more). On protein it is Light Ice Cream, soft serve 4.0 g versus fast foods, hamburger; single 12.2 g per 100 g.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Nutrient by nutrient, per 100 g

Per 100 gLight Ice Cream, soft serveFast foods, hamburger; singleDifference
Calories182 kcal259 kcal77 kcal
Protein 4.0 g 12.2 g 8.2 g
Total fat 6.5 g 13.3 g 6.8 g
Saturated fat 3.6 g 4.2 g 0.6 g
Carbohydrate 26.8 g 22.7 g 4.1 g
Fibre 0.2 g 1.4 g 1.2 g
Sugars 24.4 g — g
Sodium 54.0 mg 386.0 mg 332.0 mg
Potassium 208.0 mg 194.0 mg 14.0 mg
Calcium 135.0 mg 103.0 mg 32.0 mg
Iron 0.3 mg 2.1 mg 1.8 mg
Vitamin C 0.9 mg 0.3 mg 0.6 mg
Vitamin A 31.0 µg — µg
Cholesterol 16.0 mg 32.0 mg 16.0 mg
Water 61.7 g 50.3 g 11.4 g

Highlighted cells are the higher of the two. "Higher" is not automatically "better" — it depends entirely on what you are trying to do.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How this is worked out

  1. Both columns are the same USDA release, per 100 g of edible portion — the only basis on which two different foods can honestly be set side by side.
  2. The difference column is the two published figures subtracted, not a scaled or normalised score.
  3. The percentage in the answer is the higher figure over the lower, minus one — a ratio, so it does not change with serving size.
difference = |A − B|                (per 100 g)
"% more"   = (higher ÷ lower − 1) × 100

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The question this page settles

Which has more calories, light ice cream, soft serve or fast foods, hamburger; single?

Fast foods, hamburger; single has more — 259 calories per 100 g against 182 for light ice cream, soft serve, a difference of 77 kcal (42% more). On protein it is Light Ice Cream, soft serve 4.0 g versus fast foods, hamburger; single 12.2 g per 100 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, reviewed JUL 2026. General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.

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