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Powdered milk vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between powdered milk and spread?

  • Powdered milk is higher in phosphorus and potassium, yet spread is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin E, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Powdered milk's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 111% more.
  • The glycemic index of spread is lower.

We used Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D and Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat types 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10983.3%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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%
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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% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +193.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +459.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Powdered milk Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.25µg 135%
Phosphorus 776mg 0mg 111%
Vitamin B2 1.205mg 93%
Calcium 912mg 91%
Saturated fat 16.742g 2.22g 66%
Protein 26.32g 0g 53%
Vitamin B5 2.271mg 45%
Potassium 1330mg 12mg 39%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Selenium 16.3µg 30%
Zinc 3.34mg 30%
Vitamin A 258µg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.283mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.302mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.665g 3.98g 22%
Choline 117.4mg 21%
Magnesium 85mg 20%
Calories 496kcal 158kcal 17%
Sodium 371mg 755mg 17%
Fats 26.71g 17.1g 15%
Carbs 38.42g 0g 13%
Vitamin C 8.6mg 10%
Copper 0.08mg 9%
Folate 37µg 9%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 12.3µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 1.7mg 7%
Iron 0.47mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.646mg 4%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 7.924g 7.6g 1%
Net carbs 38.42g 0g N/A
Sugar 38.42g 0g N/A
Trans fat 2.45g N/A
Tryptophan 0.371mg 0%
Threonine 1.188mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.592mg 0%
Leucine 2.578mg 0%
Lysine 2.087mg 0%
Methionine 0.66mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.271mg 0%
Valine 1.762mg 0%
Histidine 0.714mg 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
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +56.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +193.7%
Contains more WaterWater +3172.5%

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
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16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +498.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.6g

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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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/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.