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Smoothie vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between smoothie and yogurt

  • Smoothie has more vitamin C; however, yogurt is higher in protein, vitamin B12, and calcium.
  • Smoothie covers your daily need for vitamin C 27% more than yogurt.
  • Smoothie has 4 times more vitamin B3 than yogurt. While smoothie has 0.816mg of vitamin B3, yogurt has only 0.208mg.
  • Yogurt has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of smoothie is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Yogurt
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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 IronIron +114.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +168.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +487.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0%
Yogurt
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0.33% 0.2% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +292.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +212.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smoothie Yogurt DV% diff.
Vitamin C 24.5mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.278mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.24µg 0.75µg 21%
Phosphorus 135mg 19%
Protein 1.22g 10.19g 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 18%
Calcium 41mg 110mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.331mg 7%
Zinc 0.52mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.816mg 0.208mg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 3%
Potassium 24mg 141mg 3%
Choline 15.1mg 3%
Carbs 8.16g 3.6g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Copper 0.017mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Calories 37kcal 59kcal 1%
Fats 0g 0.39g 1%
Iron 0.15mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.082mg 0.063mg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.117g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.3g 17g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 303kcal 58kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 270g 169g N/A
Net carbs 8.16g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 7.35g 3.24g N/A
Sodium 29mg 36mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.006g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.012g 0%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.001g 0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 0.01g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Yogurt
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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 CarbsCarbs +126.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +735.2%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Water ~85.1g

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.

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