Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
condensed milk
versus
filet o fish
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in condensed milk and filet o fish:
Both filet o fish and condensed milk are high in calories. Condensed milk has 14% more calories than filet o fish - filet o fish has 282 calories per 100 grams and condensed milk has 321 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, condensed milk is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to filet o fish per calorie. Condensed milk has a macronutrient ratio of 10:67:24 and for filet o fish, 16:37:47 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Condensed Milk | Filet O Fish | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 67% | 37% |
| Fat | 24% | 47% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Condensed milk is high in carbohydrates and filet o fish has 51% less carbohydrates than condensed milk - filet o fish has 26.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and condensed milk has 54.4g of carbohydrates.
Filet o fish has more dietary fiber than condensed milk - filet o fish has 1.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and condensed milk does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk is high in sugar and filet o fish has 93% less sugar than condensed milk - filet o fish has 3.7g of sugar per 100 grams and condensed milk has 54.4g of sugar.
Filet o fish is a great source of protein and it has 42% more protein than condensed milk - filet o fish has 11.3g of protein per 100 grams and condensed milk has 7.9g of protein.
Condensed milk is high in saturated fat and filet o fish has 48% less saturated fat than condensed milk - filet o fish has 2.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and condensed milk has 5.5g of saturated fat.
Both filet o fish and condensed milk are low in trans fat - filet o fish has 0.13g of trans fat per 100 grams and condensed milk does not contain significant amounts.
Filet o fish and condensed milk contain similar amounts of cholesterol - filet o fish has 32mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and condensed milk has 34mg of cholesterol.
Filet o fish and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - filet o fish has 0.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and condensed milk has 2.6mg of Vitamin C.
Condensed milk has signficantly more Vitamin A than filet o fish - condensed milk has 74ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and filet o fish does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin D than filet o fish - condensed milk has 6iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and filet o fish does not contain significant amounts.
Filet o fish and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - filet o fish has 1.2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.16mg of Vitamin E.
Filet o fish and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - filet o fish has 4.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.6ug of Vitamin K.
Filet o fish has more thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B12, however, condensed milk contains more riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both condensed milk and filet o fish contain significant amounts of folate.
| Condensed Milk | Filet O Fish | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.09 MG | 0.211 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.416 MG | 0.13 MG |
| Niacin | 0.21 MG | 2.22 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.75 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.051 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 11 UG | 21 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.44 UG | 1.08 UG |
Both filet o fish and condensed milk are high in calcium. Condensed milk has 137% more calcium than filet o fish - filet o fish has 120mg of calcium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 284mg of calcium.
Filet o fish has 721% more iron than condensed milk - filet o fish has 1.6mg of iron per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.19mg of iron.
Both filet o fish and condensed milk are high in potassium. Condensed milk has 69% more potassium than filet o fish - filet o fish has 220mg of potassium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 371mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, filet o fish has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA), DHA and EPA than condensed milk per 100 grams.
| Condensed Milk | Filet O Fish | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.121 G | 0.639 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.061 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.03 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.005 G |
| Total | 0.121 G | 0.735 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, filet o fish has more linoleic acid than condensed milk per 100 grams.
| Condensed Milk | Filet O Fish | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.216 G | 5.187 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.006 G |
| Total | 0.216 G | 5.193 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: Condensed Milk (Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened) and Filet O Fish (McDONALD'S, FILET-O-FISH) .
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