Chocolate milk vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chocolate milk and American cheese

Chocolate milk has less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, fats, protein, selenium, and vitamin A.
American cheese covers your daily calcium needs 93% more than chocolate milk.
Chocolate milk has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of chocolate milk is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate milk

American cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+41.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+87.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+833%
Contains more IronIron	+162.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+507.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+534.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+963.2%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate milk

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+146.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+825.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1042.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+354.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+766.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	112mg	1045mg	93%
Phosphorus	101mg	641mg	77%
Saturated fat	2.104g	18.057g	73%
Sodium	60mg	1671mg	70%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	1.5µg	49%
Fats	3.39g	31.79g	44%
Selenium	1.9µg	20.2µg	33%
Protein	3.17g	18.13g	30%
Cholesterol	12mg	100mg	29%
Vitamin A	27µg	250µg	25%
Zinc	0.41mg	2.49mg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	0.99g	8.236g	18%
Calories	83kcal	371kcal	14%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.137g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.124g	1.286g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.234mg	6%
Iron	0.24mg	0.63mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.8mg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.79g	5%
Vitamin D*	51 IU	23 IU	4%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	0.6µg	4%
Magnesium	13mg	26mg	3%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Choline	17mg	36.2mg	3%
Carbs	10.34g	3.7g	2%
Copper	0.065mg	0.046mg	2%
Manganese	0.077mg	0.041mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.037mg	0.015mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.295mg	0.403mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	2.6µg	2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	167mg	132mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.054mg	1%
Folate	5µg	8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.8g	4.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	262kcal	205kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.53	0.53	N/A
Net carbs	9.54g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	9.54g	2.26g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.125mg	0.076mg	0%
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.135mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.164mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	0.3mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.265mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.164mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	0.208mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.096mg	0.546mg	0%
Caffeine	1mg	0mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.009g	N/A