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Marshmallow vs. Powdered milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marshmallow and powdered milk different?

  • Powdered milk is higher than marshmallow in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, potassium, zinc, and selenium.
  • Powdered milk covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 135% more than marshmallow.
  • Marshmallow is lower in saturated fat.
  • Marshmallow has a higher glycemic index (62) than powdered milk (32).

Candies, marshmallows and Milk, dry, whole, without added 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 61% 274% 117% 18% 27% 91% 333% 48% 5.2% 89%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26500%
Contains more IronIron +104.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +8250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +858.8%

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 29% 86% 12% 7.5% 71% 278% 12% 136% 70% 406% 5.5% 28% 64%
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 +28200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +728.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45320%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3600%
Contains more CholineCholine +117300%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Powdered milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.25µg 135%
Phosphorus 8mg 776mg 110%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 1.205mg 93%
Calcium 3mg 912mg 91%
Saturated fat 0.056g 16.742g 76%
Protein 1.8g 26.32g 49%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 2.271mg 45%
Fats 0.2g 26.71g 41%
Potassium 5mg 1330mg 39%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Zinc 0.04mg 3.34mg 30%
Vitamin A 0µg 258µg 29%
Selenium 1.7µg 16.3µg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.283mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.302mg 23%
Choline 0.1mg 117.4mg 21%
Magnesium 2mg 85mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 7.924g 20%
Carbs 81.3g 38.42g 14%
Sodium 80mg 371mg 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.6mg 10%
Folate 1µg 37µg 9%
Calories 318kcal 496kcal 9%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0.646mg 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.58mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.665g 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 20IU 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.5µg 3%
Iron 0.23mg 0.47mg 3%
Copper 0.097mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.2µg 2%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.04mg 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 38.42g N/A
Sugar 57.56g 38.42g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.371mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 1.188mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 1.592mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 2.578mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 2.087mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.66mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 1.271mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 1.762mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.714mg 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
26% 27% 38% 2% 6%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 26.71 g
Carbs: 38.42 g
Water: 2.47 g
Other: 6.08 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +111.6%
Contains more WaterWater +564%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1362.2%
Contains more FatsFats +13255%
Contains more OtherOther +1926.7%

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
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.742 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.924 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.665 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9805%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1314.9%

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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. Powdered milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173454/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.