Whole milk vs skim milk
In short
One serving each: 149 calories in whole milk (1 cup, 244 g), 83 calories in skim milk (1 cup, 244 g). More in whole milk: saturated fat, total fat and cholesterol (4×).
More in skim milk: vitamin A (2×) and vitamin B12. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 cup (244 g) · 8 g protein · 11.3 g carbs (11.7 g sugars) · 7.8 g fat
1 cup (244 g) · 8.4 g protein · 12 g carbs (12.3 g sugars) · 0.2 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 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.
- Saturated fatlimit23% vs 1%
4.5 g vs 0.12 g
- Total fat10% vs <1%
7.8 g vs 0.2 g
- Vitamin A9% vs 17%
78.1 µg vs 156 µg
- Cholesterollimit10% vs 2%
29.3 mg vs 7.3 mg
- Vitamin B1255% vs 59%
1.3 µg vs 1.4 µg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein8 g · 8.4 g16%·17%
- Carbohydrates11.3 g · 12 g4%·4%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit92.7 mg · 100 mg4%·4%
- Potassium366 mg · 407 mg8%·9%
- Calcium300 mg · 322 mg23%·25%
- Iron0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Magnesium29.3 mg · 29.3 mg7%·7%
- Phosphorus246 mg · 261 mg20%·21%
- Zinc1 mg · 1.1 mg9%·10%
- Copper0.002 mg · 0.005 mg<1%·1%
- Selenium4.6 µg · 4.9 µg8%·9%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D2.7 µg · 2.7 µg13%·13%
- Vitamin E0.12 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Vitamin K0.73 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.14 mg · 0.14 mg11%·11%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.34 mg · 0.32 mg26%·25%
- Niacin (B3)0.26 mg · 0.29 mg2%·2%
- Vitamin B60.15 mg · 0.14 mg9%·8%
- Folate0 µg · 4.9 µg0%·1%
- Choline43.4 mg · 44.4 mg8%·8%
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.