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Milk vs. Lemonade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between milk and lemonade

  • Lemonade has less vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B5, and selenium.
  • Milk covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 20% more than lemonade.
  • Lemonade contains 48 times less phosphorus than milk. Milk contains 95mg of phosphorus, while lemonade contains 2mg.
  • The glycemic index of lemonade is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water.

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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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 6% 7% 0.55% 0.86% 0.52% 0.65% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3025%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +2000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3200%
Contains more IronIron +433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +110%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%

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
11
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 13% 0% 0.2% 0% 1.5% 4.8% 0.3% 0.78% 1.4% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +781%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +481.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2676.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +516.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +4325%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.01mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Lemonade DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Phosphorus 95mg 2mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.021mg 13%
Calcium 125mg 4mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.013mg 7%
Protein 3.37g 0.07g 7%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.1µg 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.02mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.9mg 4%
Potassium 150mg 15mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0.006g 3%
Choline 17.7mg 0.4mg 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 2mg 2%
Carbs 4.99g 10.42g 2%
Iron 0.03mg 0.16mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.006mg 2%
Sodium 44mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.006mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0.002g 1%
Fats 0.97g 0.04g 1%
Copper 0.01mg 0.021mg 1%
Calories 42kcal 40kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.99g 10.42g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 9.98g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.016mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.013g 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
4
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
10% 89%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 10.42 g
Water: 89.35 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4714.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2325%
Contains more OtherOther +525%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108.8%
~equal in Water ~89.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
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
29% 10% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.006 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.013 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +169.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Lemonade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173217/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.