Soy milk vs cow's milk

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 263 g of soy milk or 164 g of cow's milk. More in soy milk: copper, folate, vitamin A (2.9×), magnesium (2.9×) and 7 more.

More in cow's milk: saturated fat (3.7×) and cholesterol. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Unsweetened soy milk100 cal

263 g · 9.3 g protein · 3.4 g carbs (1.5 g sugars) · 5.6 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%25%50%
  • Copper32% vs <1%

    0.28 mg vs 0.002 mg

  • Folate13% vs 0%

    52.6 µg vs 0 µg

  • Vitamin A17% vs 6%

    153 µg vs 52.5 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit4% vs 15%

    0.83 g vs 3 g

  • Magnesium14% vs 5%

    57.9 mg vs 19.7 mg

  • Protein19% vs 11%

    9.3 g vs 5.4 g

  • Iron8% vs 0%

    1.4 mg vs 0 mg

  • Cholesterollimit0% vs 7%

    0 mg vs 19.7 mg

  • Vitamin K7% vs <1%

    7.9 µg vs 0.49 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)14% vs 8%

    0.17 mg vs 0.092 mg

  • Choline11% vs 5%

    62.1 mg vs 29.2 mg

  • Vitamin B1243% vs 37%

    1 µg vs 0.89 µg

  • Calcium20% vs 16%

    266 mg vs 202 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat5.6 g · 5.2 g7%·7%
  • Carbohydrates3.4 g · 7.6 g1%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit89.5 mg · 62.3 mg4%·3%
  • Potassium416 mg · 246 mg9%·5%
  • Phosphorus182 mg · 166 mg15%·13%
  • Zinc0.82 mg · 0.69 mg7%·6%
  • Selenium5 µg · 3.1 µg9%·6%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D1.8 µg · 1.8 µg9%·9%
  • Vitamin E0.42 mg · 0.082 mg3%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.22 mg · 0.23 mg17%·17%
  • Niacin (B3)0.62 mg · 0.17 mg4%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.14 mg · 0.1 mg9%·6%

From USDA FoodData Central: Unsweetened soy milk (Survey (FNDDS) 2705405), 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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