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Chocolate milk vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate milk and merlot

  • Merlot contains less vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, copper, and vitamin B5 than chocolate milk.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chocolate milk is 14% higher.
  • Merlot is lower in sugar.
  • Chocolate milk has a higher glycemic index than merlot.

Food types used in this article are Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +490.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +192.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +339.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%
Contains more IronIron +91.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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%
Merlot
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
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 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +422.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +883.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Phosphorus 101mg 23mg 11%
Calcium 112mg 8mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.031mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.104g 10%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Protein 3.17g 0.07g 6%
Copper 0.065mg 0.011mg 6%
Vitamin D 51IU 6%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.03mg 5%
Fats 3.39g 0g 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Selenium 1.9µg 0.2µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.005mg 3%
Choline 17mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 3%
Carbs 10.34g 2.51g 3%
Fiber 0.8g 0g 3%
Iron 0.24mg 0.46mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 4mg 2%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.14mg 2%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.132mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 2%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 0.224mg 1%
Potassium 167mg 127mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.057mg 1%
Calories 83kcal 83kcal 0%
Net carbs 9.54g 2.51g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 9.54g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 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 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4428.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +312%
Contains more OtherOther +1253.8%
~equal in Water ~86.59g

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.