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Chocolate milk vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chocolate milk and whey?

  • Whey has less phosphorus, copper, calcium, and monounsaturated fat than chocolate milk.
  • Whey contains less saturated fat.

We used Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Whey, sweet, fluid 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +138.3%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +1525%
Contains more ZincZinc +215.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +119.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7600%
~equal in Potassium ~161mg
~equal in Sodium ~54mg
~equal in Selenium ~1.9µg

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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.8%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.036mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.158mg
~equal in Choline ~16mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Whey DV% diff.
Saturated fat 2.104g 0.23g 9%
Phosphorus 101mg 46mg 8%
Copper 0.065mg 0.004mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Calcium 112mg 47mg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 6%
Fats 3.39g 0.36g 5%
Protein 3.17g 0.85g 5%
Fiber 0.8g 0g 3%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.001mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 3µg 3%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.13mg 3%
Calories 83kcal 27kcal 3%
Cholesterol 12mg 2mg 3%
Iron 0.24mg 0.06mg 2%
Carbs 10.34g 5.14g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 0.1g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.383mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0.28µg 2%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.011g 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.031mg 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 5.14g N/A
Potassium 167mg 161mg 0%
Sugar 9.54g 5.14g N/A
Sodium 60mg 54mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 1.9µg 1.9µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.036mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.158mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 0.074mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Choline 17mg 16mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0.016mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +272.9%
Contains more FatsFats +841.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.2%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%
Contains more WaterWater +13.1%

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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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +890%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1027.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.1%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.