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Chocolate milk vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chocolate milk and brown sugar?

  • Chocolate milk is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin D, yet brown sugar is richer in iron.
  • Chocolate milk's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 14% higher.
  • Brown sugar contains less saturated fat.
  • Chocolate milk has a lower glycemic index than brown sugar.

We used Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Sugars, brown types in this comparison.

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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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +34.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2425%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +195.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%

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 A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +639.1%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.041mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Brown sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 10.34g 98.09g 29%
Calories 83kcal 380kcal 15%
Phosphorus 101mg 4mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.104g 0g 10%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 0IU 6%
Iron 0.24mg 0.71mg 6%
Protein 3.17g 0.12g 6%
Fats 3.39g 0g 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Choline 17mg 2.3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.132mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.03mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 0g 3%
Calcium 112mg 83mg 3%
Copper 0.065mg 0.047mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 0g 2%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.064mg 1%
Selenium 1.9µg 1.2µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0g 1%
Potassium 167mg 133mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 9mg 1%
Sodium 60mg 28mg 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 9.54g 97.02g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.041mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2541.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +6041.8%
Contains more OtherOther +77.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +848.6%

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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. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.