Almond milk vs cow's milk

In short

One serving each: 49 calories in almond milk (1 cup, 244 g), 149 calories in cow's milk (1 cup, 244 g). More in almond milk: vitamin E, calcium and copper.

More in cow's milk: saturated fat (18×), vitamin B12, riboflavin (4.2×), phosphorus (3.4×) and 9 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Almond milk49 cal

1 cup (244 g) · 1.3 g protein · 3.7 g carbs (2.9 g sugars) · 3 g fat

Whole milk149 cal

1 cup (244 g) · 8 g protein · 11.3 g carbs (11.7 g sugars) · 7.8 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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%37.5%75%
  • Vitamin E53% vs 1%

    8 mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit1% vs 23%

    0.25 g vs 4.5 g

  • Vitamin B1235% vs 55%

    0.83 µg vs 1.3 µg

  • Riboflavin (B2)6% vs 26%

    0.081 mg vs 0.34 mg

  • Phosphorus6% vs 20%

    73.2 mg vs 246 mg

  • Protein3% vs 16%

    1.3 g vs 8 g

  • Thiamin (B1)0% vs 11%

    0 mg vs 0.14 mg

  • Cholesterollimit0% vs 10%

    0 mg vs 29.3 mg

  • Calcium32% vs 23%

    417 mg vs 300 mg

  • Vitamin B60% vs 9%

    0 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Selenium0% vs 8%

    0 µg vs 4.6 µg

  • Choline1% vs 8%

    7.6 mg vs 43.4 mg

  • Total fat4% vs 10%

    3 g vs 7.8 g

  • Potassium2% vs 8%

    75.6 mg vs 366 mg

  • Zinc4% vs 9%

    0.41 mg vs 1 mg

  • Copper6% vs <1%

    0.051 mg vs 0.002 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Carbohydrates3.7 g · 11.3 g1%·4%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit144 mg · 92.7 mg6%·4%
  • Iron0.71 mg · 0 mg4%·0%
  • Magnesium17.1 mg · 29.3 mg4%·7%
  • Vitamin A100 µg · 78.1 µg11%·9%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D2.2 µg · 2.7 µg11%·13%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.73 µg0%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.18 mg · 0.26 mg1%·2%
  • Folate0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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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