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Powdered milk vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are powdered milk and yogurt different?

  • Powdered milk is higher than yogurt in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Powdered milk covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 104% more than yogurt.
  • Powdered milk contains 143 times more saturated fat than yogurt. Powdered milk contains 16.742g of saturated fat, while yogurt contains 0.117g.
  • Powdered milk has a higher glycemic index (32) than yogurt (19).

Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat types were used 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 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +672.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +729.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +843.3%
Contains more IronIron +571.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +370.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +542.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +474.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +68%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%

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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +333.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +210.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +586.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +379.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +428.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +677.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Powdered milk Yogurt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.25µg 0.75µg 104%
Phosphorus 776mg 135mg 92%
Calcium 912mg 110mg 80%
Saturated fat 16.742g 0.117g 76%
Vitamin B2 1.205mg 0.278mg 71%
Fats 26.71g 0.39g 40%
Vitamin B5 2.271mg 0.331mg 39%
Potassium 1330mg 141mg 35%
Protein 26.32g 10.19g 32%
Cholesterol 97mg 5mg 31%
Vitamin A 258µg 1µg 29%
Zinc 3.34mg 0.52mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.283mg 0.023mg 22%
Calories 496kcal 59kcal 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.924g 0.053g 20%
Choline 117.4mg 15.1mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.302mg 0.063mg 18%
Magnesium 85mg 11mg 18%
Sodium 371mg 36mg 15%
Carbs 38.42g 3.6g 12%
Selenium 16.3µg 9.7µg 12%
Vitamin C 8.6mg 0mg 10%
Folate 37µg 7µg 8%
Copper 0.08mg 0.017mg 7%
Iron 0.47mg 0.07mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.665g 0.012g 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.646mg 0.208mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0µg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.009mg 1%
Net carbs 38.42g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 38.42g 3.24g N/A
Trans fat 0.006g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

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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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +158.3%
Contains more FatsFats +6748.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +967.2%
Contains more OtherOther +744.4%
Contains more WaterWater +3345.3%

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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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14850.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5441.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Powdered milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173454/nutrients
  2. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.