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Sour cream vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sour cream and milk

  • Sour cream has more monounsaturated fat; however, milk is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin D.
  • Sour cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 40% more than milk.
  • Milk has 15 times less monounsaturated fat than sour cream. Sour cream has 4.1g of monounsaturated fat, while milk has 0.277g.
  • Milk contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sour cream, reduced fat and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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 7.9% 42% 19% 2.3% 3.3% 7.4% 36% 9.1% 0% 22%
Milk
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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% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.7%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +55.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Copper ~0.01mg

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 3% 40% 8% 4.5% 10% 55% 1.3% 0% 4.6% 38% 1.8% 8.3% 10%
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +105.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +56.7%
~equal in Choline ~17.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sour cream Milk DV% diff.
Saturated fat 8.7g 0.633g 37%
Fats 14.1g 0.97g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 4.1g 0.277g 10%
Cholesterol 35mg 5mg 10%
Calories 181kcal 42kcal 7%
Vitamin A 119µg 58µg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.47µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 7%
Protein 7g 3.37g 7%
Vitamin D 10IU 48IU 5%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 1.2µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.185mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.5g 0.035g 3%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 0.01mg 3%
Folate 11µg 5µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Calcium 141mg 125mg 2%
Potassium 211mg 150mg 2%
Sodium 70mg 44mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.037mg 1%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.42mg 1%
Carbs 7g 4.99g 1%
Phosphorus 85mg 95mg 1%
Selenium 4.1µg 3.3µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 7g 4.99g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 11mg 0%
Iron 0.06mg 0.03mg 0%
Sugar 0.3g 5.2g N/A
Copper 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.07mg 0.093mg 0%
Choline 19.2mg 17.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 14% 7% 71%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 14.1 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 71 g
Other: 0.9 g
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1353.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.3%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more WaterWater +26.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.5 g
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1380.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1328.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%

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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. Sour cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173442/nutrients
  2. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.