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Powdered milk vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between powdered milk and cassava?

  • Cassava has less vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, potassium, selenium, and zinc than powdered milk.
  • Powdered milk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 135% higher.
  • Powdered milk has a lower glycemic index than cassava.

We used Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D and Cassava, raw 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 61% 274% 117% 18% 27% 91% 333% 48% 5.2% 89%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +304.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +390.8%
Contains more IronIron +74.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +882.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2774.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2228.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +860%

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 29% 86% 12% 7.5% 71% 278% 12% 136% 70% 406% 5.5% 28% 64%
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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +205.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +225.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2410.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2022.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +243.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +37%
Contains more CholineCholine +395.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +139.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Powdered milk Cassava DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.25µg 0µg 135%
Phosphorus 776mg 27mg 107%
Calcium 912mg 16mg 90%
Vitamin B2 1.205mg 0.048mg 89%
Saturated fat 16.742g 0.074g 76%
Protein 26.32g 1.36g 50%
Vitamin B5 2.271mg 0.107mg 43%
Fats 26.71g 0.28g 41%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Potassium 1330mg 271mg 31%
Vitamin A 258µg 1µg 29%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.7µg 28%
Zinc 3.34mg 0.34mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 7.924g 0.075g 20%
Choline 117.4mg 23.7mg 17%
Calories 496kcal 160kcal 17%
Sodium 371mg 14mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.283mg 0.087mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.302mg 0.088mg 16%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.384mg 15%
Magnesium 85mg 21mg 15%
Vitamin C 8.6mg 20.6mg 13%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.665g 0.048g 4%
Folate 37µg 27µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.19mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Iron 0.47mg 0.27mg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Copper 0.08mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.646mg 0.854mg 1%
Carbs 38.42g 38.06g 0%
Net carbs 38.42g 36.26g N/A
Sugar 38.42g 1.7g N/A
Vitamin K 2.2µg 1.9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.371mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 1.188mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.592mg 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 2.578mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 2.087mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.66mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.271mg 0.026mg 0%
Valine 1.762mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.714mg 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 27% 38% 2% 6%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 26.71 g
Carbs: 38.42 g
Water: 2.47 g
Other: 6.08 g
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1835.3%
Contains more FatsFats +9439.3%
Contains more OtherOther +880.6%
Contains more WaterWater +2316.2%
~equal in Carbs ~38.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.742 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.924 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.665 g
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10465.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1285.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Powdered milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173454/nutrients
  2. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.