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Frozen yogurt vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are frozen yogurt and whey different?

  • Frozen yogurt has more copper, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, fiber, magnesium, and potassium than whey.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for frozen yogurt is 22% higher.
  • Whey has less sugar.

Yogurt, frozen, flavors not chocolate, nonfat milk, with low-calorie sweetener and Whey, sweet, fluid 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 29% 48% 30% 1.5% 68% 13% 55% 11% 0% 15%
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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 +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +238.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +4975%
Contains more ZincZinc +276.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +47.4%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

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 2.3% 0.67% 1.6% 0% 10% 42% 3.8% 0% 9.2% 61% 0.75% 9% 1.7%
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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 +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +170.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +416.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.036mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frozen yogurt Whey DV% diff.
Copper 0.203mg 0.004mg 22%
Phosphorus 129mg 46mg 12%
Calcium 159mg 47mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0.28µg 9%
Fiber 2g 0g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.383mg 8%
Magnesium 40mg 8mg 8%
Protein 4.4g 0.85g 7%
Carbs 19.7g 5.14g 5%
Potassium 339mg 161mg 5%
Calories 104kcal 27kcal 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.13mg 3%
Folate 12µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.158mg 2%
Selenium 2.8µg 1.9µg 2%
Choline 3.1mg 16mg 2%
Cholesterol 4mg 2mg 1%
Sodium 81mg 54mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.031mg 1%
Fats 0.8g 0.36g 1%
Saturated fat 0.488g 0.23g 1%
Net carbs 17.7g 5.14g N/A
Iron 0.04mg 0.06mg 0%
Sugar 12.61g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.036mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.205g 0.1g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.03g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 20% 74%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 19.7 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 1.6 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 +417.6%
Contains more FatsFats +122.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +283.3%
Contains more OtherOther +201.9%
Contains more WaterWater +26.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.488 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.03 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 +105%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +172.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.9%

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. Frozen yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173464/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.

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