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Fruit salad vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fruit salad and chocolate milk

  • Fruit salad has more vitamin A; however, chocolate milk is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin D, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Chocolate milk covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 14% more than fruit salad.
  • Chocolate milk contains 6 times less vitamin A than fruit salad. Fruit salad contains 600IU of vitamin A, while chocolate milk contains 98IU.
  • Fruit salad has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids 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 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +96.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +918.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44%
Contains more CopperCopper +30%
Contains more ZincZinc +192.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +621.4%
~equal in Iron ~0.24mg

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
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 CVitamin C +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +184.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +236.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1057.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +456.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~27µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruit salad Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Phosphorus 14mg 101mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.014mg 0.162mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.004g 2.104g 10%
Calcium 11mg 112mg 10%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 51IU 6%
Fats 0.03g 3.39g 5%
Protein 0.51g 3.17g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 0.295mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Manganese 0.151mg 0.077mg 3%
Selenium 1.9µg 3%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.9mg 3%
Choline 17mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.037mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.99g 2%
Calories 50kcal 83kcal 2%
Sodium 5mg 60mg 2%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.41mg 2%
Copper 0.05mg 0.065mg 2%
Potassium 116mg 167mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 13mg 1%
Carbs 13.05g 10.34g 1%
Fiber 1g 0.8g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.356mg 0.125mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.04mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.011g 0.124g 1%
Folate 3µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 12.05g 9.54g N/A
Iron 0.25mg 0.24mg 0%
Sugar 9.54g N/A
Vitamin A 30µg 27µg 0%
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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 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 +26.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +521.6%
Contains more FatsFats +11200%
Contains more OtherOther +207.7%
~equal in Water ~82.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 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 -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1027.3%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/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.