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Baby food vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between baby food and milk?

  • Baby food is richer than milk in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 593% more.
  • The glycemic index of milk is lower.

We used Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +809.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +486.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +191.3%
Contains more IronIron +158233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +3240%
Contains more ZincZinc +471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +312.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +684.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 7.7% 0% 0.33% 74% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 18% 19% 0.2% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12090%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1368.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37226.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +197.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +410.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1400%
Contains more FolateFolate +760%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Milk DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 0.03mg 593%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 0.093mg 216%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.02mg 202%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.185mg 195%
Calcium 733mg 125mg 61%
Phosphorus 392mg 95mg 42%
Selenium 25.9µg 3.3µg 41%
Copper 0.334mg 0.01mg 36%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0.01mg 24%
Carbs 73.4g 4.99g 23%
Magnesium 100mg 11mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Protein 12.2g 3.37g 18%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.42mg 18%
Calories 379kcal 42kcal 17%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.361mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.037mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.035g 11%
Folate 43µg 5µg 10%
Potassium 437mg 150mg 8%
Vitamin D* 0 IU 48 IU 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 58µg 6%
Fats 4.4g 0.97g 5%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Sodium 3mg 44mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0.277g 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.1µg 1%
Choline 23.2mg 17.7mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0.633g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.2g 8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 311kcal 125kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 26g 238g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.8 0.49 N/A
Net carbs 65.9g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 5.2g N/A
Manganese 0.003mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +262%
Contains more FatsFats +353.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1370.9%
Contains more OtherOther +340%
Contains more WaterWater +1242.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +335.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4748.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.