Whole milk vs skim milk
In short
Gram for gram, there are 79% more calories in whole milk than in skim milk (61 vs 34 in 100 g). More in whole milk: saturated fat.
Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
3.3 g protein · 4.6 g carbs (4.8 g sugars) · 3.2 g fat
3.4 g protein · 4.9 g carbs (5 g sugars) · 0.08 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Saturated fatlimit1.9 g · 0.049 g9%<1%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein3.3 g · 3.4 g7%·7%
- Total fat3.2 g · 0.08 g4%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit12 mg · 3 mg4%·1%
- Carbohydrates4.6 g · 4.9 g2%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit38 mg · 41 mg2%·2%
- Potassium150 mg · 167 mg3%·4%
- Calcium123 mg · 132 mg9%·10%
- Iron0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Magnesium12 mg · 12 mg3%·3%
- Phosphorus101 mg · 107 mg8%·9%
- Zinc0.42 mg · 0.45 mg4%·4%
- Copper0.001 mg · 0.002 mg<1%·<1%
- Selenium1.9 µg · 2 µg3%·4%
- Vitamin A32 µg · 64 µg4%·7%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D1.1 µg · 1.1 µg6%·6%
- Vitamin E0.05 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin K0.3 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.056 mg · 0.056 mg5%·5%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.14 mg · 0.13 mg11%·10%
- Niacin (B3)0.1 mg · 0.12 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin B60.061 mg · 0.058 mg4%·3%
- Folate0 µg · 2 µg0%·1%
- Vitamin B120.54 µg · 0.58 µg23%·24%
- Choline17.8 mg · 18.2 mg3%·3%
From USDA FoodData Central: Whole milk (Survey (FNDDS) 2705385), Fat free milk (skim) (Survey (FNDDS) 2705388). 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.