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Milk vs. Sour cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between milk and sour cream

  • Milk has more vitamin B12; however, sour cream is richer in fats, protein, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Sour cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 40% more than milk.
  • Sour cream has 17 times less sugar than milk. Milk has 5.2g of sugar, while sour cream has 0.3g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Sour cream, reduced fat.

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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.
Milk
Milk
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 42% 19% 2.3% 3.3% 7.4% 36% 9.1% 0% 22%
Contains more ZincZinc +55.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.7%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24.2%
~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.
Milk
Milk
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 18% 19% 0.2% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3% 4.5% 40% 8% 10% 55% 1.3% 0% 4.6% 38% 1.8% 8.3%
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%
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%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Sour cream DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.633g 8.7g 37%
Fats 0.97g 14.1g 20%
Cholesterol 5mg 35mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 4.1g 10%
Calories 42kcal 181kcal 7%
Protein 3.37g 7g 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 119µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0.3µg 7%
Vitamin D* 48 IU 10 IU 5%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0.3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.24mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.4mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.5g 3%
Calcium 125mg 141mg 2%
Potassium 150mg 211mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.04mg 2%
Folate 5µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Carbs 4.99g 7g 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.27mg 1%
Phosphorus 95mg 85mg 1%
Sodium 44mg 70mg 1%
Selenium 3.3µg 4.1µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8g 3.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 125kcal 259kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 238g 55g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.49 0.53 N/A
Net carbs 4.99g 7g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 11mg 0%
Iron 0.03mg 0.06mg 0%
Sugar 5.2g 0.3g N/A
Copper 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.07mg 0%
Choline 17.7mg 19.2mg 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
7% 14% 7% 71%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 14.1 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 71 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +26.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1353.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.5 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1380.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1328.6%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients
  2. Sour cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173442/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.