Margarine vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are margarine and milk different?

Margarine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E; however, milk is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin D* and selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for margarine is 77% higher.
Margarine contains 900 times more vitamin E than milk. While margarine contains 9mg of vitamin E, milk contains only 0.01mg.
Milk has less saturated fat.
Margarine has a lower glycemic index (0) than milk (31).

Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D are the varieties used 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.

Margarine

Milk

Contains more IronIron	+100%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+733.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Margarine

Milk

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1312.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+89900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+92900%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+304.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+311.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+370%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	24.302g	0.035g	162%
Fats	80.71g	0.97g	123%
Monounsaturated fat	38.877g	0.277g	97%
Vitamin A	819µg	58µg	85%
Vitamin K	93µg	0.1µg	77%
Saturated fat	15.189g	0.633g	66%
Vitamin E	9mg	0.01mg	60%
Calories	717kcal	42kcal	34%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.47µg	15%
Phosphorus	5mg	95mg	13%
Calcium	3mg	125mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.185mg	11%
Vitamin B5		0.361mg	7%
Protein	0.16g	3.37g	6%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	48 IU	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.2µg	6%
Selenium	0µg	3.3µg	6%
Potassium	18mg	150mg	4%
Zinc	0mg	0.42mg	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Magnesium	3mg	11mg	2%
Sodium	2mg	44mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.037mg	2%
Carbs	0.7g	4.99g	1%
Copper	0mg	0.01mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.02mg	1%
Folate	1µg	5µg	1%
Choline	12.4mg	17.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.02g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	44813kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.2	0.49	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0.7g	4.99g	N/A
Iron	0.06mg	0.03mg	0%
Sugar	0g	5.2g	N/A
Manganese		0.003mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.023mg	0.093mg	0%
Trans fat	14.89g		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-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	21.522g	0.027g	N/A