Light Ice Cream, soft serve vs Fast foods, submarine sandwich
Side by side, per 100 g, from the same USDA reference data.
Fast foods, submarine sandwich has more — 219 calories per 100 g against 182 for light ice cream, soft serve, a difference of 37 kcal (20% more). On protein it is Light Ice Cream, soft serve 4.0 g versus fast foods, submarine sandwich 9.8 g per 100 g.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Nutrient by nutrient, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Light Ice Cream, soft serve | Fast foods, submarine sandwich | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 182 kcal | 219 kcal | 37 kcal |
| Protein | 4.0 g | 9.8 g | 5.8 g |
| Total fat | 6.5 g | 8.5 g | 2.0 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.6 g | 3.1 g | 0.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 26.8 g | 26.0 g | 0.8 g |
| Fibre | 0.2 g | 2.1 g | 1.9 g |
| Sugars | 24.4 g | 5.0 g | 19.4 g |
| Sodium | 54.0 mg | 437.0 mg | 383.0 mg |
| Potassium | 208.0 mg | 275.0 mg | 67.0 mg |
| Calcium | 135.0 mg | 176.0 mg | 41.0 mg |
| Iron | 0.3 mg | 2.3 mg | 2.1 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.9 mg | 0.4 mg | 0.5 mg |
| Vitamin A | 31.0 µg | 15.0 µg | 16.0 µg |
| Cholesterol | 16.0 mg | 15.0 mg | 1.0 mg |
| Water | 61.7 g | 53.6 g | 8.1 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
- 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.
- The difference column is the two published figures subtracted, not a scaled or normalised score.
- 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
The question this page settles
Which has more calories, light ice cream, soft serve or fast foods, submarine sandwich?
Fast foods, submarine sandwich has more — 219 calories per 100 g against 182 for light ice cream, soft serve, a difference of 37 kcal (20% more). On protein it is Light Ice Cream, soft serve 4.0 g versus fast foods, submarine sandwich 9.8 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.
