Whole milk vs Reduced fat milk (2%)
In short
One serving each: 149 calories in whole milk (1 cup, 244 g), 122 calories in reduced fat milk (2%) (1 cup, 244 g). More in whole milk: saturated fat and total fat.
More in reduced fat milk (2%): vitamin A (2.6×). 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) · 8.2 g protein · 12 g carbs (11.9 g sugars) · 4.6 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.
- Vitamin A9% vs 23%
78.1 µg vs 203 µg
- Saturated fatlimit23% vs 14%
4.5 g vs 2.7 g
- Total fat10% vs 6%
7.8 g vs 4.6 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein8 g · 8.2 g16%·16%
- Cholesterollimit29.3 mg · 19.5 mg10%·7%
- Carbohydrates11.3 g · 12 g4%·4%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit92.7 mg · 95.2 mg4%·4%
- Potassium366 mg · 388 mg8%·8%
- Calcium300 mg · 307 mg23%·24%
- Iron0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Magnesium29.3 mg · 29.3 mg7%·7%
- Phosphorus246 mg · 251 mg20%·20%
- Zinc1 mg · 1 mg9%·10%
- Copper0.002 mg · 0.002 mg<1%·<1%
- Selenium4.6 µg · 4.4 µg8%·8%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.49 mg0%·1%
- Vitamin D2.7 µg · 2.7 µg13%·13%
- Vitamin E0.12 mg · 0.073 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin K0.73 µg · 0.49 µg1%·<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.14 mg · 0.14 mg11%·12%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.34 mg · 0.33 mg26%·26%
- Niacin (B3)0.26 mg · 0.27 mg2%·2%
- Vitamin B60.15 mg · 0.15 mg9%·9%
- Folate0 µg · 4.9 µg0%·1%
- Vitamin B121.3 µg · 1.3 µg55%·56%
- Choline43.4 mg · 44.4 mg8%·8%
From USDA FoodData Central: Whole milk (Survey (FNDDS) 2705385), Reduced fat milk (2%) (Survey (FNDDS) 2705386). 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.