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Milk vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and table salt different?

  • Milk has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B5, and selenium than table salt.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1683% higher.
  • Milk has less sodium.
  • Table salt has a lower glycemic index (0) than milk (31).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Salt, table 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
7
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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +420.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1775%
Contains more ZincZinc +320%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3200%
Contains more IronIron +1000%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3233.3%

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
Milk
12
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 44mg 38758mg 1683%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0mg 14%
Phosphorus 95mg 0mg 14%
Calcium 125mg 24mg 10%
Protein 3.37g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0mg 7%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.1µg 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 0IU 6%
Iron 0.03mg 0.33mg 4%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.1mg 4%
Potassium 150mg 8mg 4%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0mg 3%
Choline 17.7mg 0mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0mg 2%
Calories 42kcal 0kcal 2%
Copper 0.01mg 0.03mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 1mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 4.99g 0g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0mg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.97g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0g 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 0g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +44860%
Contains more OtherOther +13206.7%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.