Dairy Queen Chocolate Dipped Cone
A Dairy Queen Chocolate Dipped Cone is made with vanilla soft serve frozen dessert covered in a thin layer of chocolate.
A small cone has 320 calories, 15 grams fat, 40 grams carbohydrates, and 6 grams protein.
Read this fast food nutrition report for an analysis of calories and a complete overview of the nutritional information, calories, ingredients, and allergens in this sweet treat from Dairy Queen.
Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Nutrition Info
Nutritional value, including calories, is presented based on a single serving measured as one chocolate dipped vanilla cone.
Calories
Here is a list of total calories by cone size.
Calories from Fat, Carbs, Protein
Review the table below, which shows the amount of calories derived from fat, carbs, and protein, by size:
Calories by Macronutrient
|
Small |
Medium |
Large | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Calories from Fat |
130 |
195 |
270 |
|
Calories from Carbs |
165 |
230 |
320 |
|
Calories from Protein |
25 |
35 |
50 |
|
Total Calories |
320 |
460 |
640 |
The composition (proportion of total) of calories by macronutrient changes slightly by size due to the amount of ice cream and chocolate served on the same size cone.
Carbohydrates deliver approximately half of the total calories. Dietary fat makes up about 40% of the total, and the remaining 10% is from protein.
% calories from fat, carbs and protein
Small Chocolate Dipped ConeBased on a small.
Calories by nutrient are rounded estimates based on the nutrition facts information provided by Dairy Queen fast food restaurant. Calories may vary by location or as a result of how the dessert is prepared.
Time to Burn Calories
An average adult would need to run at a moderate pace for approximately 25 minutes to burn off the calories from a DQ chocolate dipped ice cream cone.
Here is a list of approximate times required to burn 320 calories, by type of exercise.
FITNESS TIME TO BURN 320 CALORIES
Estimate based on moderate level of activity by an adult with average BMI.
Nutrition Facts
Here are the nutrition facts for a DQ Chocolate Dipped Cone, by size: small, medium, large.
Amount per serving in 1 Cone (%DV)
|
SMALL |
MEDIUM |
LARGE | |
|
Calories |
320 |
460 |
640 |
|
Total Fat |
15g (19%) |
22g (28%) |
30g (38%) |
|
Saturated Fat |
12g (60%) |
17g (85%) |
23g (115%) |
|
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.
Daily Value
Daily Value (%DV) measures the amount of a nutrient per serving, relative to the recommended limit. Use %DV to compare and select foods for a balanced diet.
As shown in the chart below, a small chocolate dipped ice cream cone is high in saturated fat.
|
%DV |
Level | |
|
Saturated Fat |
60% |
HIGH |
%DV based on 2,000 calorie diet. FDA suggests a %DV of 5% or less is low and 20% or more is high.
Dietary Fats
One small soft serve vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate has 15 grams of total fat, including 12 grams of saturated fat.
The amount of saturated fat has a 60% daily value, which is high for a single menu item.
Calculate Daily Value
To calculate %DV, divide the amount of a nutrient in one serving by the FDA-recommended daily limit.
|
per Small |
Daily Limit* |
Daily Value | |
|
Total Fat |
15g |
78g |
19% |
|
Saturated Fat |
12g |
20g |
60% |
*Based on FDA general nutrition advice for an adult following 2,000 calorie daily diet.
Summary of Fat in Small Dipped Cone
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 report added sugars separately 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.
Check nutrition facts in Dairy Queen menu items.
Ice Cream Cone Ingredients and Allergens
Here are the ingredients in Dairy Queen’s ice cream, chocolate flavored coating, and cake cone.
Ingredients
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Reduced Fat Vanilla Ice Cream |
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Milkfat and Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Whey, Mono- and Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Vitamin A Palmitate |
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Chocolate Flavored Coating |
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Coconut Oil, Sugar, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (coconut, soybean), Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Corn Starch, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor |
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Cake Cone |
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Enriched Wheat Flour, Tapioca Starch, Sugar, Annatto Extract (color), Canola Oil, Leavening, Natural Flavor, Salt |
Allergens
The DQ Chocolate Dipped Cone is made with milk, soy, and wheat.
Check full list of allergens in Dairy Queen food.
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