Sour cream vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sour cream and milk

Sour cream has more fats, protein, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat; however, milk is richer in vitamin B12.
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

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.

Sour cream

Milk

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%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

~equal in Copper ~0.01mg

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.

Sour cream

Milk

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 B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	8.7g	0.633g	37%
Fats	14.1g	0.97g	20%
Cholesterol	35mg	5mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.1g	0.277g	10%
Calories	181kcal	42kcal	7%
Protein	7g	3.37g	7%
Vitamin A	119µg	58µg	7%
Vitamin B5		0.361mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.47µg	7%
Vitamin D*	10 IU	48 IU	5%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	1.2µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.185mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.4mg	0.01mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.5g	0.035g	3%
Calcium	141mg	125mg	2%
Potassium	211mg	150mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.02mg	2%
Folate	11µg	5µg	2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	7g	4.99g	1%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.42mg	1%
Phosphorus	85mg	95mg	1%
Sodium	70mg	44mg	1%
Selenium	4.1µg	3.3µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.02mg	0.037mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	0.1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.9g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	259kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	55g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.53	0.49	N/A
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	0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.027g	0%