Gelato

as eaten · per 100 g: 251 kcal · 4.7 g protein · 0.9 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Concentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

8% of kcal

58% water

4 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

39%

23%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 251
Protein: (8%); 5 g
Fat: (61%); 17 g
Carbohydrates: (32%); 20 g
of which sugar: 17 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 57 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

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23
Strawberry ice cream3 g protein · 192 cals / 100 g
16
Light vanilla ice cream5 g protein · 180 cals / 100 g
16
Vanilla soft serve5 g protein · 180 cals / 100 g
14
Fudgesicle3 g protein · 163 cals / 100 g
13
Sherbet1 g protein · 144 cals / 100 g

Compare Gelato with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-survey-fndds #2705637 — listed by USDA as “Gelato, chocolate”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.