Dairy Queen Chocolate Dipped Cone

Chocolate dipped vanilla soft serve cone from Dairy Queen.

A favorite among guests, a Dairy Queen Chocolate Dipped Cone is made with vanilla soft serve frozen dessert and a thin chocolatey layer.

A small cone has 320 calories, 15 grams fat, 40 grams carbohydrates, and 6 grams protein.

Read this guide for a complete overview of the nutritional information, calories, ingredients, and allergens in this popular sweet treat from Dairy Queen. Don’t miss the section below on total sugars.

Table of nutrition facts in chocolate dipped cone, by size.

Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Nutrition Info

Nutritional value, including calories, is presented based on a single serving measured as one chocolate dipped vanilla cone.

Daily Value

Daily value is a measure of how much one nutrient contributes to a diet of 2,000 calories per day (the standard measure used by the U.S. FDA for adult nutritional guidance). Individual needs vary and your daily value may be higher or lower.

Use the %DV to help determine if foods have a low, medium, or high amount of specific nutrients. The FDA considers a nutrient with a 20% or greater daily value is high.

Review the chart below. The amount of saturated fat exceeds a 20% daily value and is considered high. Likewise, the amount of total carbs is also high if a medium or large cone is ordered.

% Daily Value

Serving: 1 Cone
Red indicates %DV is high

SMALL

MEDIUM

LARGE

Saturated Fat

Sodium

4%

6%

9%

Total Carbs

15%

%DV based on 2,000 calories

Calories

Calories vary from 200 to 640, depending on size ordered.

  • A kiddie cone has 200 calories
  • A small cone has 320 calories
  • A medium cone has 460 calories
  • A large cone has 640 calories

Carbohydrates deliver approximately half of the total calories. Dietary fat makes up about 40% of the total, and the remaining 10% is from protein.

The composition of total calories by macronutrient does change slightly by size since the amount of ice cream and chocolate differs, but the size of the cone remains the same.

DQ Chocolate Dipped Cone

% of Calories from Fat, Carbs, Protein
fat
41%
carbohydrates
51%
Protein
8%

Based on a small

Here is a summary of the number of calories by macronutrient in one cone, by size:

Calories by Macronutrient

Calories from Fat

130

195

270

Calories from Carbohydrates

165

230

320

Calories from Protein

25

35

50

Total Calories

320

460

640

Chocolate dipped vanilla soft serve cone from Dairy Queen.
Dairy Queen chocolate dipped cone.

Fat

One small soft serve vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate has 15 grams of total fat, including 12 grams of saturated fat. That is considered high for a single menu item.

DIETARY FAT PER SMALL CONE

  • 130 calories from dietary fats (41% of total calories)
  • 110 calories from saturated fat
  • Zero trans fat

Total Sugars

A small chocolate dipped vanilla ice cream cone has 30 grams of total sugars.

While the FDA does not provide guidance on total sugars, the general recommendation is to limit calories from added sugars to less than 10% of total calories.

Added Sugars

Dairy Queen does not provide a break out of added sugars from total sugars. However, as you can see from the list of ingredients below, sugar is a dominant ingredient.

Sugar is listed in the ice cream, chocolate flavoring, and cake cone. In addition, corn syrup is listed third in the vanilla ice cream.

Both sugar and corn syrup are defined as added sugars.

  • 30 grams total sugar per small cone

Here are the nutrition facts for a DQ Chocolate Dipped Cone, by size: small, medium, large.

Nutrition Facts

Amount per serving in 1 Cone (%DV)

Red indicates %DV is high.

SMALL

MEDIUM

LARGE

Calories

320

460

640

Total Fat

15g (19%)

22g (28%)

30g (38%)

Saturated Fat

12g (60%)

17g (85%)

23g (115%)

Trans Fat

0g

0g

0g

Cholesterol

25mg (8%)

30mg (10%)

45mg (15%)

Sodium

95mg (4%)

140mg (6%)

200mg (9%)

Carbohydrates

40g (15%)

58g (21%)

81g (29%)

Dietary Fiber

1g (4%)

1g (4%)

1g (4%)

Total Sugars

30g

43g

60g

Protein

6g

9g

13g

%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.

Chocolate Dipped Cone Ingredients and Allergens

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients in Dairy Queen’s ice cream, chocolate flavored coating, and cake cone.

Reduced Fat Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients in ice cream:Milkfat and Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Whey, Mono- and Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Vitamin A Palmitate.

Chocolate Flavored Coating

Ingredients in coating:Coconut Oil, Sugar, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (coconut, soybean), Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Corn Starch, Soy Lecithin, Salt, and Natural Flavor.

Cake Cone

Ingredients in cone:Enriched Wheat Flour, Tapioca Starch, Sugar, Annatto Extract (color), Canola Oil, Leavening, Natural Flavor, and Salt.

  • Enriched Wheat Flour contains wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid
  • Ammonium bicarbonate and sodium bicarbonate are used as Leavening agents.

Also called guaran, guar gum is a natural polysaccharide (a starch) derived from the seeds of the guar bean bush. The processed powder is high in soluble fiber and low in calories.

Guar gum is used in the food industry as a thickening and stabilizing agent. It’s commonly found in dairy products such as ice cream and yogurt, as well as sauces, gravy products, and salad dressings, among other processed foods.

Many fast food menu items, including Dairy Queen’s vanilla ice cream, contain guar gum, including:

Allergens

The DQ Chocolate Dipped Cone is made with milk, soy, and wheat.


Ingredients, allergens, and nutrition facts are based on available information as of the date this article was published and/or updated. Restaurants and food manufacturers may change their recipes without notice. Check directly with the food provider for the most accurate and up-to-date information. NutritionandIngredients.com does not provide health or wellness advice or dietary recommendations. Our aim is to research commercially processed food and publish articles for informational purposes only. Unless otherwise stated, % Daily Value is based on 2,000 calories per day, but calorie needs vary by individual. Always consult your physician for any healthcare or dietary advice.

Nutrition facts, allergens, and ingredients source: Dairy Queen

  • Ice cream cone image courtesy of Dairy Queen.
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