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Marshmallow vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marshmallow and chocolate milk different?

  • Chocolate milk is higher than marshmallow in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin B5.
  • Chocolate milk covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 14% more than marshmallow.
  • Marshmallow is lower in saturated fat.
  • Marshmallow has a higher glycemic index (62) than chocolate milk (45).

Candies, marshmallows and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types were 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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
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 CopperCopper +49.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3240%
Contains more ZincZinc +925%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1162.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +862.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.8%
~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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +16900%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Carbs 81.3g 10.34g 24%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Phosphorus 8mg 101mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.162mg 12%
Calories 318kcal 83kcal 12%
Calcium 3mg 112mg 11%
Saturated fat 0.056g 2.104g 9%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 51IU 6%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.295mg 6%
Fats 0.2g 3.39g 5%
Potassium 5mg 167mg 5%
Copper 0.097mg 0.065mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Choline 0.1mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.037mg 3%
Protein 1.8g 3.17g 3%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.077mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 27µg 3%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.41mg 3%
Fiber 0.1g 0.8g 3%
Magnesium 2mg 13mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0.99g 2%
Sodium 80mg 60mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.124g 1%
Folate 1µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 9.54g N/A
Iron 0.23mg 0.24mg 0%
Sugar 57.56g 9.54g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.07mg 0%
Selenium 1.7µg 1.9µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0.125mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 0mg 1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 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 +686.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1595%
Contains more WaterWater +401.8%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 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 -97.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1137.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +163.8%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.