Spread vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between spread and milk?
- Spread is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet milk is higher in phosphorus.
- Spread's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 86% more.
- Spread has 170 times more vitamin E than milk. While spread has 1.7mg of vitamin E, milk has only 0.01mg.
- The amount of sodium in milk is lower.
- The glycemic index of spread is lower.
We used Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1150% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -94.2% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +16900% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +12200% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 755mg | 44mg | 31% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.98g | 0.035g | 26% |
| Fats | 17.1g | 0.97g | 25% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.47µg | 20% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 7.6g | 0.277g | 18% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.185mg | 14% | |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 95mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 125mg | 13% | |
| Vitamin E | 1.7mg | 0.01mg | 11% |
| Vitamin K | 12.3µg | 0.1µg | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 2.22g | 0.633g | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.361mg | 7% | |
| Protein | 0g | 3.37g | 7% |
| Selenium | 3.3µg | 6% | |
| Vitamin D | 1.2µg | 6% | |
| Calories | 158kcal | 42kcal | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 58µg | 6% | |
| Vitamin D | 48IU | 6% | |
| Potassium | 12mg | 150mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.42mg | 4% | |
| Magnesium | 11mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.037mg | 3% | |
| Choline | 17.7mg | 3% | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 5mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 2% | |
| Carbs | 0g | 4.99g | 2% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.093mg | 1% | |
| Folate | 5µg | 1% | |
| Copper | 0.01mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 0g | 4.99g | N/A |
| Iron | 0.03mg | 0% | |
| Sugar | 0g | 5.2g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.003mg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 2.45g | N/A | |
| 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
| Contains more FatsFats | +1662.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +176% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +11.2% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2643.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +11271.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -71.5% |
