Dulce de Leche vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dulce de Leche and whey different?

Dulce de Leche has more phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, carbs, protein, choline, fats, and vitamin B5 than whey.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for dulce de Leche is 22% higher.
Dulce de Leche contains 20 times more fats than whey. While dulce de Leche contains 7.35g of fats, whey contains only 0.36g.
Whey has less saturated fat.

Dulce de Leche and Whey, sweet, fluid are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Dulce de Leche

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+434%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+117.4%
Contains more IronIron	+183.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+507.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+319.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+42.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-58.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.004mg

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.

Dulce de Leche

Whey

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+183.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+118%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1000%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+93.8%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.28µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	193mg	46mg	21%
Calcium	251mg	47mg	20%
Saturated fat	4.534g	0.23g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.405mg	0.158mg	19%
Carbs	55.35g	5.14g	17%
Calories	315kcal	27kcal	14%
Choline	89.1mg	16mg	13%
Protein	6.84g	0.85g	12%
Fats	7.35g	0.36g	11%
Cholesterol	29mg	2mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.835mg	0.383mg	9%
Vitamin A	74µg	3µg	8%
Potassium	350mg	161mg	6%
Zinc	0.79mg	0.13mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.143g	0.1g	5%
Vitamin C	2.6mg	0.1mg	3%
Magnesium	22mg	8mg	3%
Sodium	129mg	54mg	3%
Folate	11µg	1µg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g		3%
Vitamin B1	0.016mg	0.036mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.375g	0.011g	2%
Vitamin D*	6 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Iron	0.17mg	0.06mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.2mg	0mg	1%
Selenium	2.7µg	1.9µg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.21mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.016mg	0.031mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.28µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	0µg	1%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.131g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	461kcal	318kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	370g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.56	0.48	N/A
Net carbs	55.35g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar	49.74g	5.14g	N/A
Copper	0.004mg	0.004mg	0%
Manganese	0.002mg	0.001mg	0%
Trans fat	0.364g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.013mg	0%
Threonine		0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.047mg	0%
Leucine		0.078mg	0%
Lysine		0.068mg	0%
Methionine		0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.027mg	0%
Valine		0.046mg	0%
Histidine		0.016mg	0%
Fructose	0.32g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A