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Milkshake vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between milkshake and sugar?

  • Sugar has less vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin D, vitamin B5, and potassium than milkshake.
  • Milkshake's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 22% higher.
  • Sugar contains less saturated fat.
  • Milkshake has a lower glycemic index than sugar.

We used Milk shakes, thick vanilla and Sugars, granulated types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 44% 16% 3.8% 17% 11% 49% 12% 1.8% 13%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9050%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +628.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +283.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%

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.
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% 8.3% 1% 18% 7.5% 45% 2.7% 22% 9.7% 65% 0.5% 5.3% 7.8%
Sugar
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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% 4.4% 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 +926.3%
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 Milkshake Sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 17.75g 99.98g 27%
Vitamin B12 0.52µg 0µg 22%
Phosphorus 115mg 0mg 16%
Calcium 146mg 1mg 15%
Calories 112kcal 387kcal 14%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.019mg 14%
Saturated fat 1.886g 0g 9%
Protein 3.86g 0g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.368mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 0IU 6%
Copper 0.051mg 0.007mg 5%
Fats 3.03g 0g 5%
Potassium 183mg 2mg 5%
Sodium 95mg 1mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Selenium 2.3µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0mg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 25µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.01mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 0mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.875g 0g 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.146mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.1mg 0.05mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.113g 0g 1%
Net carbs 17.75g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 17.75g 99.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.054mg 0%
Threonine 0.174mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.234mg 0%
Leucine 0.378mg 0%
Lysine 0.306mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.186mg 0%
Valine 0.258mg 0%
Histidine 0.105mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 3% 18% 74%
Protein: 3.86 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 17.75 g
Water: 74.45 g
Other: 0.91 g
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +372150%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +463.3%

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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. Milkshake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170884/nutrients
  2. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.