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Milk vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between milk and veal

  • Milk has less vitamin B3, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and choline.
  • Veal covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 50% more than milk.
  • Milk has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of milk is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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%
Veal
Veal
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +635.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.7%
Contains more IronIron +3200%
Contains more CopperCopper +930%
Contains more ZincZinc +821.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +128.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1066.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +315.2%

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
2
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%
Veal
Veal
10
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% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8534.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +221.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +954.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +170.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more CholineCholine +436.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Veal DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 8.03mg 50%
Protein 3.37g 24.38g 42%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 1.27µg 33%
Cholesterol 5mg 103mg 33%
Zinc 0.42mg 3.87mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.39mg 27%
Selenium 3.3µg 13.7µg 19%
Phosphorus 95mg 217mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 1.16mg 16%
Choline 17.7mg 95mg 14%
Iron 0.03mg 0.99mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.633g 3.04g 11%
Calcium 125mg 17mg 11%
Fats 0.97g 7.56g 10%
Copper 0.01mg 0.103mg 10%
Calories 42kcal 172kcal 7%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.27mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 2.84g 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Potassium 150mg 337mg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.07mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.55g 3%
Magnesium 11mg 24mg 3%
Sodium 44mg 83mg 2%
Folate 5µg 11µg 2%
Carbs 4.99g 0g 2%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.15mg 1%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 1.2µg 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 0g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.885mg 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
Veal
Veal
3
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +34.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +623.4%
Contains more FatsFats +679.4%
Contains more OtherOther +73.3%

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
Veal
Veal
2
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +925.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1471.4%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.