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Chocolate milk vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate milk and cashew different?

  • Cashew has more copper, iron, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than chocolate milk.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cashew is 237% higher.
  • Cashew has a lower glycemic index (25) than chocolate milk (45).

Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw are the varieties used 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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +202.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2146.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +295.2%
Contains more IronIron +2683.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +3276.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1309.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +487.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2049.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +947.4%

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%
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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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +80%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +179.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1043.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +749.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +942.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.065mg 2.195mg 237%
Iron 0.24mg 6.68mg 81%
Phosphorus 101mg 593mg 70%
Manganese 0.077mg 1.655mg 69%
Magnesium 13mg 292mg 66%
Fats 3.39g 43.85g 62%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 23.797g 57%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 7.845g 51%
Zinc 0.41mg 5.78mg 49%
Selenium 1.9µg 19.9µg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.423mg 32%
Protein 3.17g 18.22g 30%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.417mg 29%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 34.1µg 28%
Saturated fat 2.104g 7.783g 26%
Calories 83kcal 553kcal 24%
Potassium 167mg 660mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.864mg 11%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Fiber 0.8g 3.3g 10%
Calcium 112mg 37mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.058mg 8%
Carbs 10.34g 30.19g 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.9mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 1.062mg 6%
Folate 5µg 25µg 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Choline 17mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 9.54g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 9.54g 5.91g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%
Caffeine 1mg 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
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18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +1482.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +474.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1193.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +192%
Contains more OtherOther +217.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
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20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2303.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6226.6%

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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. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.