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Milk vs. Frozen yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and frozen yogurt different?

  • Milk is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin D; however, frozen yogurt is richer in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for milk is 17% higher.
  • Milk contains 16 times more vitamin D than frozen yogurt. While milk contains 48IU of vitamin D, frozen yogurt contains only 3IU.
  • Milk has less saturated fat.
  • Milk has a lower glycemic index (31) than frozen yogurt (51).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Frozen yogurts, flavors other than chocolate 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
5
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 7.1% 30% 14% 17% 3% 7.6% 38% 8.2% 0% 10%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.7%
Contains more IronIron +1433.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg
~equal in Potassium ~156mg
~equal in Copper ~0.009mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~89mg

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
6
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 2.3% 16% 1.8% 1.5% 10% 42% 1.3% 0% 9.2% 8.8% 0.75% 3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +571.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +30.5%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.18mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Frozen yogurt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0.07µg 17%
Saturated fat 0.633g 2.326g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0.1µg 6%
Carbs 4.99g 21.6g 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 3IU 6%
Iron 0.03mg 0.46mg 5%
Calories 42kcal 127kcal 4%
Fats 0.97g 3.6g 4%
Cholesterol 5mg 13mg 3%
Calcium 125mg 100mg 3%
Selenium 3.3µg 1.9µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0.986g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.04mg 2%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.28mg 1%
Protein 3.37g 3g 1%
Sodium 44mg 63mg 1%
Vitamin A 58µg 49µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.09mg 1%
Choline 17.7mg 23.1mg 1%
Phosphorus 95mg 89mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 21.6g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 10mg 0%
Potassium 150mg 156mg 0%
Sugar 5.2g 19.92g N/A
Copper 0.01mg 0.009mg 0%
Manganese 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.18mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Folate 5µg 4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.1g 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
3
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
3% 4% 22% 71%
Protein: 3 g
Fats: 3.6 g
Carbs: 21.6 g
Water: 71.2 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.3%
Contains more WaterWater +26.3%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more FatsFats +271.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +332.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.326 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.986 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +256%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +185.7%

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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. Frozen yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168105/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.