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Milk vs. Mozzarella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and mozzarella different?

  • Milk is higher in vitamin D; however, mozzarella is richer in phosphorus, calcium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for mozzarella is 61% higher.
  • Milk contains 4 times more vitamin D than mozzarella. While milk contains 48IU of vitamin D, mozzarella contains only 13IU.
  • Milk has less cholesterol.

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Cheese, mozzarella, low sodium 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.
Milk
Milk
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 219% 8.4% 9.4% 9% 85% 225% 2.1% 0% 86%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +484.8%
Contains more IronIron +733.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +170%
Contains more ZincZinc +645.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +451.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +375.8%

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.
Milk
Milk
2
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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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% 46% 3% 4.5% 5% 78% 2.3% 0% 18% 115% 4.5% 6.8% 10%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +136.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1700%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg
~equal in Choline ~18.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Mozzarella DV% diff.
Calcium 125mg 731mg 61%
Phosphorus 95mg 524mg 61%
Protein 3.37g 27.5g 48%
Saturated fat 0.633g 10.867g 47%
Zinc 0.42mg 3.13mg 25%
Fats 0.97g 17.1g 25%
Selenium 3.3µg 15.7µg 23%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0.92µg 19%
Cholesterol 5mg 54mg 16%
Calories 42kcal 280kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.34mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 4.844g 11%
Vitamin A 58µg 137µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0.3µg 5%
Magnesium 11mg 26mg 4%
Vitamin D 48IU 13IU 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.509g 3%
Iron 0.03mg 0.25mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.08mg 3%
Copper 0.01mg 0.027mg 2%
Potassium 150mg 95mg 2%
Folate 5µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.15mg 1%
Sodium 44mg 16mg 1%
Carbs 4.99g 3.1g 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 1.8µg 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 3.1g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 1.23g N/A
Manganese 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.12mg 0%
Choline 17.7mg 18.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
28% 17% 3% 50% 2%
Protein: 27.5 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 3.1 g
Water: 49.9 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61%
Contains more WaterWater +80.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +716%
Contains more FatsFats +1662.9%
Contains more OtherOther +220%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
67% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.867 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.844 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.509 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1648.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1354.3%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients
  2. Mozzarella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167735/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.