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Milk vs. Mortadella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between milk and mortadella

  • Milk has more calcium; however, mortadella is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Mortadella's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11755% more.
  • Milk contains 7 times more calcium than mortadella. Milk contains 125mg of calcium, while mortadella contains 18mg.
  • Milk contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Mortadella, beef, pork.

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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 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +594.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more IronIron +4566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +500%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +584.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Potassium ~163mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg

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
3
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% 0% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +20%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +495%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82602.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2774.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +251.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +214.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1500%
Contains more CholineCholine +307.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Mortadella DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 153mg 11755%
Sodium 44mg 1246mg 52%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 1.48µg 42%
Saturated fat 0.633g 9.51g 40%
Fats 0.97g 25.39g 38%
Selenium 3.3µg 22.6µg 35%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 11.38g 28%
Protein 3.37g 16.37g 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 3.12g 21%
Cholesterol 5mg 56mg 17%
Iron 0.03mg 1.4mg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 2.673mg 16%
Zinc 0.42mg 2.1mg 15%
Calories 42kcal 311kcal 13%
Calcium 125mg 18mg 11%
Choline 17.7mg 72.2mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.119mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.13mg 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Copper 0.01mg 0.06mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.44mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 1µg 1%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 1.6µg 1%
Folate 5µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin D 48IU 41IU 1%
Carbs 4.99g 3.05g 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 3.05g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 11mg 0%
Potassium 150mg 163mg 0%
Sugar 5.2g 0g N/A
Phosphorus 95mg 97mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.152mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.633mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0.708mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 1.213mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 1.262mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.394mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.598mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.735mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.52mg 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
2
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.6%
Contains more WaterWater +71.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +385.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2517.5%
Contains more OtherOther +285.3%

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
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4008.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8814.3%

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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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/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.