Powdered milk vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between powdered milk and whey?

Whey has less vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, protein, fats, vitamin B5, and potassium than powdered milk.
Powdered milk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 124% higher.
Powdered milk has 74 times more fats than whey. Powdered milk has 26.71g of fats, while whey has 0.36g.
Whey contains less saturated fat.
Powdered milk has a lower glycemic index than whey.

We used Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D and Whey, sweet, fluid types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Powdered milk

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+962.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1840.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+726.1%
Contains more IronIron	+683.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1900%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2469.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1587%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+757.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-85.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Powdered milk

Whey

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+8500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+686.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+662.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+773%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+493%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+874.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1060.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3600%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.25µg	0.28µg	124%
Phosphorus	776mg	46mg	104%
Calcium	912mg	47mg	87%
Vitamin B2	1.205mg	0.158mg	81%
Saturated fat	16.742g	0.23g	75%
Protein	26.32g	0.85g	51%
Fats	26.71g	0.36g	41%
Vitamin B5	2.271mg	0.383mg	38%
Potassium	1330mg	161mg	34%
Cholesterol	97mg	2mg	32%
Zinc	3.34mg	0.13mg	29%
Vitamin A	258µg	3µg	28%
Selenium	16.3µg	1.9µg	26%
Calories	496kcal	27kcal	23%
Vitamin B1	0.283mg	0.036mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.302mg	0.031mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	7.924g	0.1g	20%
Magnesium	85mg	8mg	18%
Choline	117.4mg	16mg	18%
Sodium	371mg	54mg	14%
Carbs	38.42g	5.14g	11%
Vitamin C	8.6mg	0.1mg	9%
Folate	37µg	1µg	9%
Copper	0.08mg	0.004mg	8%
Iron	0.47mg	0.06mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.646mg	0.074mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.665g	0.011g	4%
Vitamin D*	20 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.001mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	0µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	188kcal	318kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	20g	370g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.48	N/A
Net carbs	38.42g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar	38.42g	5.14g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.371mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.592mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	2.578mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	2.087mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.66mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.271mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	1.762mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.016mg	0%