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Dried fruit vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between dried fruit and chocolate milk

  • Dried fruit has more vitamin A, copper, iron, potassium, vitamin E, fiber, and vitamin B3; however, chocolate milk has more vitamin B12 and vitamin D.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for dried fruit is 70% higher.
  • Chocolate milk has 62 times less vitamin E than dried fruit. Dried fruit has 4.33mg of vitamin E, while chocolate milk has 0.07mg.
  • Dried fruit is lower in saturated fat.
  • Chocolate milk has a higher glycemic index than dried fruit.

Food types used in this article are Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +146.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +595.8%
Contains more IronIron +1008.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +427.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +205.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +103.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.41mg

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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6085.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1971.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +74.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +257.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +933.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +146.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Copper 0.343mg 0.065mg 31%
Iron 2.66mg 0.24mg 30%
Potassium 1162mg 167mg 29%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0.07mg 28%
Fiber 7.3g 0.8g 26%
Carbs 62.64g 10.34g 17%
Vitamin A 180µg 27µg 17%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.125mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Saturated fat 0.017g 2.104g 9%
Calories 241kcal 83kcal 8%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.04mg 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.162mg 7%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.077mg 7%
Calcium 55mg 112mg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 51IU 6%
Magnesium 32mg 13mg 5%
Phosphorus 71mg 101mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Fats 0.51g 3.39g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.295mg 4%
Sodium 10mg 60mg 2%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.037mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0.99g 2%
Folate 10µg 5µg 1%
Choline 13.9mg 17mg 1%
Selenium 2.2µg 1.9µg 1%
Protein 3.39g 3.17g 0%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.9mg 0%
Net carbs 55.34g 9.54g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 9.54g N/A
Zinc 0.39mg 0.41mg 0%
Starch 0.35g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 0mg 1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 g
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +505.8%
Contains more OtherOther +221.3%
Contains more FatsFats +564.7%
Contains more WaterWater +166.4%
~equal in Protein ~3.17g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1237.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67.6%

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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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/nutrients
  2. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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.