Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
whole milk
versus
goji berry
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in whole milk and goji berry:
Goji berry is high in calories and whole milk has 83% less calories than goji berry - whole milk has 61 calories per 100 grams and goji berry has 349 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, whole milk is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to goji berry per calorie. Whole milk has a macronutrient ratio of 22:30:48 and for goji berry, 16:84:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Whole Milk | Goji Berry | |
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Protein | 22% | 16% |
Carbohydrates | 30% | 84% |
Fat | 48% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Goji berry is high in carbohydrates and whole milk has 94% less carbohydrates than goji berry - whole milk has 4.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and goji berry has 77.1g of carbohydrates.
Goji berry is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than whole milk - goji berry has 13g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and whole milk does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is high in sugar and whole milk has 89% less sugar than goji berry - whole milk has 5.1g of sugar per 100 grams and goji berry has 45.6g of sugar.
Goji berry is an excellent source of protein and it has 353% more protein than whole milk - whole milk has 3.2g of protein per 100 grams and goji berry has 14.3g of protein.
Goji berry has less saturated fat than whole milk - whole milk has 1.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry has less cholesterol than whole milk - whole milk has 10mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than whole milk - goji berry has 48.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and whole milk does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk has more Vitamin A than goji berry - whole milk has 46ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk has signficantly more Vitamin D than goji berry - whole milk has 51iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk and goji berry contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - whole milk has 0.07mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk and goji berry contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - whole milk has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Whole Milk | Goji Berry | |
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Thiamin | 0.046 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.169 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 0.089 MG | ~ |
Pantothenic acid | 0.373 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.036 MG | ~ |
Folate | 5 UG | ~ |
Vitamin B12 | 0.45 UG | ~ |
Both whole milk and goji berry are high in calcium. Goji berry has 68% more calcium than whole milk - whole milk has 113mg of calcium per 100 grams and goji berry has 190mg of calcium.
Goji berry is an excellent source of iron and it has 225 times more iron than whole milk - whole milk has 0.03mg of iron per 100 grams and goji berry has 6.8mg of iron.
Whole milk has more potassium than goji berry - whole milk has 132mg of potassium per 100 grams and goji berry 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: Whole Milk (Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D) and Goji Berry (Goji berries, dried) .
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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% | 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 | |||