Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
almond milk
versus
almond extract
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in almond milk and almond extract:
Almond milk has 73% less calories than almond extract - almond extract has 56 calories per 100 grams and almond milk has 15 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, almond milk is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to almond extract per calorie. Almond milk has a macronutrient ratio of 10:34:56 and for almond extract, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Almond Milk | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 34% | 100% |
| Fat | 56% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Almond milk has 9.9 times less carbohydrates than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g 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 almond extract comprise of 100% sugar.
Almond milk has more dietary fiber than almond extract - almond milk has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has 16.7 times less sugar than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of sugar per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.81g of sugar.
Almond extract and almond milk contain similar amounts of protein - almond extract has 0.03g of protein per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.4g of protein.
Both almond milk and almond extract are low in saturated fat - almond milk has 0.08g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has more Vitamin D than almond extract - almond milk has 41iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has signficantly more Vitamin E than almond extract - almond milk has 6.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond extract has more riboflavin and Vitamin B6. Both almond milk and almond extract contain significant amounts of niacin.
| Almond Milk | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.003 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.01 MG | 0.029 MG |
| Niacin | 0.07 MG | 0.129 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.01 MG | 0.011 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.008 MG |
| Folate | 1 UG | ~ |
Almond milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 60 times more calcium than almond extract - almond extract has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond milk has 184mg of calcium.
Almond extract and almond milk contain similar amounts of iron - almond extract has 0.05mg of iron per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.28mg of iron.
Almond milk has more potassium than almond extract - almond milk has 67mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
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 Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) .
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
| MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
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5% | sodium | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||