Almond milk vs cow's milk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 500 g of almond milk or 164 g of cow's milk. More in almond milk: vitamin E, calcium (4.2×), vitamin B12, vitamin A (3.9×) and 4 more.

More in cow's milk: saturated fat (5.9×), thiamin, cholesterol, vitamin B6 and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Almond milk100 cal

500 g · 2.7 g protein · 7.7 g carbs (6 g sugars) · 6 g fat

Whole milk100 cal

164 g · 5.4 g protein · 7.6 g carbs (7.9 g sugars) · 5.2 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Vitamin E109% vs 1%

    16.4 mg vs 0.082 mg

  • Calcium66% vs 16%

    855 mg vs 202 mg

  • Vitamin B1271% vs 37%

    1.7 µg vs 0.89 µg

  • Vitamin A23% vs 6%

    205 µg vs 52.5 µg

  • Vitamin D23% vs 9%

    4.5 µg vs 1.8 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit3% vs 15%

    0.52 g vs 3 g

  • Copper12% vs <1%

    0.1 mg vs 0.002 mg

  • Sodiumlimit13% vs 3%

    295 mg vs 62.3 mg

  • Iron8% vs 0%

    1.4 mg vs 0 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)0% vs 8%

    0 mg vs 0.092 mg

  • Cholesterollimit0% vs 7%

    0 mg vs 19.7 mg

  • Vitamin B60% vs 6%

    0 mg vs 0.1 mg

  • Selenium0% vs 6%

    0 µg vs 3.1 µg

  • Protein5% vs 11%

    2.7 g vs 5.4 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)13% vs 17%

    0.17 mg vs 0.23 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Total fat6 g · 5.2 g8%·7%
  • Carbohydrates7.7 g · 7.6 g3%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium155 mg · 246 mg3%·5%
  • Magnesium35 mg · 19.7 mg8%·5%
  • Phosphorus150 mg · 166 mg12%·13%
  • Zinc0.85 mg · 0.69 mg8%·6%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.49 µg0%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.36 mg · 0.17 mg2%·1%
  • Folate0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline15.5 mg · 29.2 mg3%·5%

From USDA FoodData Central: Almond milk (Survey (FNDDS) 2705410), Whole milk (Survey (FNDDS) 2705385). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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Almond milk vs cow's milk: 20 vs 61 calories per 100 g