Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
almond milk
versus
condensed milk
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in almond milk and condensed milk:
Condensed milk is high in calories and almond milk has 95% less calories than condensed milk - condensed milk has 321 calories per 100 grams and almond milk has 15 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, almond milk is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to condensed milk for protein. Almond milk has a macronutrient ratio of 10:34:56 and for condensed milk, 10:67:24 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Almond Milk | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 34% | 67% |
| Fat | 56% | 24% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Condensed milk is high in carbohydrates and almond milk has 98% less carbohydrates than condensed milk - condensed milk has 54.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and almond milk has 1.3g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in almond milk are made of 75% sugar, 19% dietary fiber and 6% starch, whereas the carbs in condensed milk comprise of 100% sugar.
Almond milk has more dietary fiber than condensed milk - almond milk has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and condensed milk does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk is high in sugar and almond milk has 99% less sugar than condensed milk - condensed milk has 54.4g of sugar per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.81g of sugar.
Condensed milk has signficantly more protein than almond milk - condensed milk has 7.9g of protein per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.4g of protein.
Condensed milk is high in saturated fat and almond milk has 99% less saturated fat than condensed milk - condensed milk has 5.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.08g of saturated fat.
Almond milk has less cholesterol than condensed milk - condensed milk has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and almond milk does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin C than almond milk - condensed milk has 2.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and almond milk does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has signficantly more Vitamin A than almond milk - condensed milk has 74ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and almond milk does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has 583% more Vitamin D than condensed milk - condensed milk has 6iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and almond milk has 41iu of Vitamin D.
Almond milk has signficantly more Vitamin E than condensed milk - condensed milk has 0.16mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond milk has 6.3mg of Vitamin E.
Condensed milk and almond milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - condensed milk has 0.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond milk does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12. Both almond milk and condensed milk contain significant amounts of niacin.
| Almond Milk | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.09 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.01 MG | 0.416 MG |
| Niacin | 0.07 MG | 0.21 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.01 MG | 0.75 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.051 MG |
| Folate | 1 UG | 11 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.44 UG |
Both condensed milk and almond milk are high in calcium. Condensed milk has 54% more calcium than almond milk - condensed milk has 284mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond milk has 184mg of calcium.
Condensed milk and almond milk contain similar amounts of iron - condensed milk has 0.19mg of iron per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.28mg of iron.
Condensed milk is an excellent source of potassium and it has 454% more potassium than almond milk - condensed milk has 371mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond milk has 67mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both almond milk and condensed milk contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
| Almond Milk | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | 0.001 G | ~ |
| linoleic acid | 0.252 G | 0.216 G |
| Total | 0.253 G | 0.216 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Almond Milk (Beverages, almond milk, unsweetened, shelf stable) and Condensed Milk (Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened) .
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