Whey vs. Powdered milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between whey and powdered milk?

Whey has less vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, protein, fats, vitamin B5, and potassium than powdered milk.
Powdered milk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 124% higher.
Whey contains less cholesterol.
Powdered milk has a lower glycemic index than whey.

We used Whey, sweet, fluid and Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D types in this comparison.

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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.

Whey

Powdered milk

Contains less SodiumSodium

-85.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+962.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1840.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+726.1%
Contains more IronIron	+683.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1900%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2469.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1587%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+757.9%

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.

Whey

Powdered milk

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+8500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+686.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+662.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+773%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+493%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+874.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1060.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3600%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.28µg	3.25µg	124%
Phosphorus	46mg	776mg	104%
Calcium	47mg	912mg	87%
Vitamin B2	0.158mg	1.205mg	81%
Saturated fat	0.23g	16.742g	75%
Protein	0.85g	26.32g	51%
Fats	0.36g	26.71g	41%
Vitamin B5	0.383mg	2.271mg	38%
Potassium	161mg	1330mg	34%
Cholesterol	2mg	97mg	32%
Zinc	0.13mg	3.34mg	29%
Vitamin A	3µg	258µg	28%
Selenium	1.9µg	16.3µg	26%
Calories	27kcal	496kcal	23%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.283mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.302mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	0.1g	7.924g	20%
Magnesium	8mg	85mg	18%
Choline	16mg	117.4mg	18%
Sodium	54mg	371mg	14%
Carbs	5.14g	38.42g	11%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	8.6mg	9%
Folate	1µg	37µg	9%
Copper	0.004mg	0.08mg	8%
Iron	0.06mg	0.47mg	5%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.58mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.074mg	0.646mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.011g	0.665g	4%
Vitamin D*		20 IU	3%
Vitamin D		0.5µg	3%
Manganese	0.001mg	0.04mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.2µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	5.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	318kcal	188kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	370g	20g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.48	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	5.14g	38.42g	N/A
Sugar	5.14g	38.42g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.371mg	0%
Threonine	0.054mg	1.188mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.047mg	1.592mg	0%
Leucine	0.078mg	2.578mg	0%
Lysine	0.068mg	2.087mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.66mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.027mg	1.271mg	0%
Valine	0.046mg	1.762mg	0%
Histidine	0.016mg	0.714mg	0%