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Milk vs. Red Wine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and red Wine different?

  • Milk is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, vitamin B5, and selenium, while red Wine is higher in manganese and iron.
  • Milk covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 20% more than red Wine.
  • Milk has a higher glycemic index (31) than red Wine (0).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, red types were 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
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 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1462.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +313%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1550%
Contains more IronIron +1433.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4300%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg
~equal in Copper ~0.011mg

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
9
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% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 1% 0.75% 3.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +496.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +210.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +140.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Red Wine DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.031mg 12%
Calcium 125mg 8mg 12%
Phosphorus 95mg 23mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.03mg 7%
Protein 3.37g 0.07g 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 0IU 6%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.2µg 6%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.132mg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Iron 0.03mg 0.46mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0g 3%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.14mg 3%
Choline 17.7mg 5.7mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.057mg 2%
Calories 42kcal 85kcal 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 44mg 4mg 2%
Fats 0.97g 0g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.005mg 1%
Potassium 150mg 127mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.224mg 1%
Carbs 4.99g 2.61g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0g 1%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 2.61g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 5.2g 0.62g N/A
Copper 0.01mg 0.011mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0g 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
3% 86% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.61 g
Water: 86.49 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4714.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +91.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1344%
~equal in Water ~86.49g

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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. Red Wine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173190/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.