Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oat milk
versus
half and half
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oat milk and half and half:
Half and half is high in calories and oat milk has 71% less calories than half and half - half and half has 131 calories per 100 grams and oat milk has 38 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oat milk is heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to half and half per calorie. Oat milk has a macronutrient ratio of 13:73:14 and for half and half, 9:13:78 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oat Milk | Half and Half | |
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Protein | 13% | 9% |
Carbohydrates | 73% | 13% |
Fat | 14% | 78% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Half and half and oat milk contain similar amounts of carbs - half and half has 4.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and oat milk has 7.1g of carbohydrates.
Oat milk has more dietary fiber than half and half - oat milk has 0.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and half and half does not contain significant amounts.
Half and half and oat milk contain similar amounts of sugar - half and half has 4.1g of sugar per 100 grams and oat milk has 2.1g of sugar.
Half and half has 150% more protein than oat milk - half and half has 3.1g of protein per 100 grams and oat milk has 1.3g of protein.
Half and half is high in saturated fat and oat milk has less saturated fat than half and half - half and half has 7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Both half and half and oat milk are low in trans fat - half and half has 0.46g of trans fat per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Oat milk has less cholesterol than half and half - half and half has 35mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Half and half has more Vitamin C than oat milk - half and half has 0.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Half and half has signficantly more Vitamin A than oat milk - half and half has 97ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Oat milk has 15 times more Vitamin D than half and half - half and half has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and oat milk has 33iu of Vitamin D.
Half and half and oat milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - half and half has 0.25mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Half and half and oat milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - half and half has 1.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Half and half has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both oat milk and half and half contain significant amounts of riboflavin and Vitamin B12.
Oat Milk | Half and Half | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.03 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.142 MG | 0.194 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 0.109 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.539 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.05 MG |
Folate | ~ | 3 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.38 UG | 0.19 UG |
Both half and half and oat milk are high in calcium. Oat milk has 17% more calcium than half and half - half and half has 107mg of calcium per 100 grams and oat milk has 125mg of calcium.
Half and half and oat milk contain similar amounts of iron - half and half has 0.05mg of iron per 100 grams and oat milk has 0.3mg of iron.
Half and half has 277% more potassium than oat milk - half and half has 132mg of potassium per 100 grams and oat milk has 35mg of potassium.
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: Oat Milk (VANILLA OAT OATMILK, VANILLA) and Half and Half (Cream, fluid, half and half) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||