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Chocolate milk vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate milk and table salt different?

  • Chocolate milk has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin B5 than table salt.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1683% higher.
  • Table salt has less saturated fat.
  • Table salt has a lower glycemic index (0) than chocolate milk (45).

Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Salt, table 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1987.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +310%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1800%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29.9%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 60mg 38758mg 1683%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Phosphorus 101mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.104g 0g 10%
Calcium 112mg 24mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0mg 6%
Protein 3.17g 0g 6%
Potassium 167mg 8mg 5%
Fats 3.39g 0g 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.065mg 0.03mg 4%
Calories 83kcal 0kcal 4%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Choline 17mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 1.9µg 0.1µg 3%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.1mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 0g 3%
Magnesium 13mg 1mg 3%
Carbs 10.34g 0g 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 0g 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.24mg 0.33mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0g 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 0g N/A
Sugar 9.54g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +41050%
Contains more OtherOther +12375%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.