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Milk vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between milk and juice

  • Milk has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, and selenium; however, juice is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin C.
  • Juice's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 36% more.
  • Juice has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of juice is 50, while the glycemic index of milk is 31.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Beverages, Orange juice drink.

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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
6
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%
Juice
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +257.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +133.3%

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
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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Juice
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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +501.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5276.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1251.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Juice DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.5mg 36%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 5mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.38mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.43mg 19%
Vitamin C 0mg 15mg 17%
Phosphorus 95mg 4mg 13%
Calcium 125mg 2mg 12%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 2µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.06mg 6%
Selenium 3.3µg 0µg 6%
Protein 3.37g 0.2g 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.02mg 4%
Potassium 150mg 42mg 3%
Carbs 4.99g 13.41g 3%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0g 3%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 3mg 2%
Sodium 44mg 2mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0.01g 1%
Calories 42kcal 54kcal 1%
Copper 0.01mg 0.018mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Iron 0.03mg 0.11mg 1%
Fats 0.97g 0g 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 9.36g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.02mg 0%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.007mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Folate 5µg 4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.01g 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
4
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Juice
1
13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1585%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +294.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168.7%
~equal in Water ~86.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
2
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Juice
1
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2670%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +250%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.