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Vegetable vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between vegetable and chocolate milk?

  • Vegetable is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, and iron, yet chocolate milk is richer in vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin D, and phosphorus.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 84% higher.
  • Vegetable has 78 times more vitamin K than chocolate milk. Vegetable has 23.5µg of vitamin K, while chocolate milk has 0.3µg.
  • Vegetable contains less saturated fat.
  • Chocolate milk has a lower glycemic index than vegetable.

We used Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types in this comparison.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +69.2%
Contains more IronIron +241.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +392.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +348%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +533.3%
~equal in Potassium ~167mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +255.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +692.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +580.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Vitamin A 214µg 27µg 21%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 0.3µg 19%
Fiber 4.4g 0.8g 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.077mg 13%
Saturated fat 0.031g 2.104g 9%
Calcium 25mg 112mg 9%
Iron 0.82mg 0.24mg 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Phosphorus 51mg 101mg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 51IU 6%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.125mg 5%
Fats 0.15g 3.39g 5%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.295mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0.9mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.037mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.162mg 3%
Selenium 0.3µg 1.9µg 3%
Copper 0.083mg 0.065mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 13mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.99g 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.07mg 2%
Choline 24.1mg 17mg 1%
Calories 65kcal 83kcal 1%
Protein 2.86g 3.17g 1%
Sodium 35mg 60mg 1%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.41mg 1%
Carbs 13.09g 10.34g 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 9.54g N/A
Potassium 169mg 167mg 0%
Sugar 3.12g 9.54g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 0mg 1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2160%
Contains more OtherOther +19.4%
~equal in Water ~82.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.2%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients
  2. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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.