Vanilla ice cream: regular, and light with no sugar added

Ice cream, vanilla: 16 grams of carbohydrate in ½ cup.

Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added: 15 grams of carbohydrate in ½ cup.

Both foods are shown for the same measure: ½ cup.

In ½ cup of each food

Sodium

Ice cream, vanilla
53 milligrams of sodium in ½ cup
Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added
65 milligrams of sodium in ½ cup

Potassium

Ice cream, vanilla
131 milligrams of potassium in ½ cup
Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added
133 milligrams of potassium in ½ cup

Phosphorus

Ice cream, vanilla
69 milligrams of phosphorus in ½ cup
Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added
51 milligrams of phosphorus in ½ cup

Protein

Ice cream, vanilla
2.3 grams of protein in ½ cup
Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added
2.7 grams of protein in ½ cup

Carbohydrate

Ice cream, vanilla
16 grams of carbohydrate in ½ cup
Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added
15 grams of carbohydrate in ½ cup

Sugars

Ice cream, vanilla
14 grams of sugars in ½ cup
Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added
4.4 grams of sugars in ½ cup

Fiber

Ice cream, vanilla
0.5 grams of fiber in ½ cup
Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added
0 grams of fiber in ½ cup

Saturated fat

Ice cream, vanilla
4.5 grams of saturated fat in ½ cup
Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added
2.8 grams of saturated fat in ½ cup

Calories

Ice cream, vanilla
137 calories in ½ cup
Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added
115 calories in ½ cup

Weight of this portion

Ice cream, vanilla
66 g
Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added
68 g

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Where these numbers come from

Ice cream, vanilla: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 167575. The source describes it as: Ice creams, vanilla.

Ice cream, vanilla, light, no sugar added: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 169631. The source describes it as: Ice creams, vanilla, light, no sugar added.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. FoodData Central. [Internet]. [cited 11 October 2026]. Available from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/. Releases used: Foundation Foods, April 2026; SR Legacy, April 2018; Survey Foods (FNDDS 2021-2023), October 2024.

Data built on 11 October 2026 (data-2026-10-11).

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