Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
skim milk
versus
molasses
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in skim milk and molasses:
Molass is high in calories and skim milk has 88% less calories than molass - molass has 290 calories per 100 grams and skim milk has 34 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, skim milk is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and similar to molasses for fat. Skim milk has a macronutrient ratio of 40:58:2 and for molasses, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Skim Milk | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 40% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 58% | 100% |
| Fat | 2% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Molass is high in carbohydrates and skim milk has 93% less carbohydrates than molass - molass has 74.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and skim milk has 5g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in molasses and skim milk are both made of 100% sugar.
Molass is high in sugar and skim milk has 93% less sugar than molass - molass has 74.7g of sugar per 100 grams and skim milk has 5.1g of sugar.
Skim milk has more protein than molass - skim milk has 3.4g of protein per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Both molasses and skim milk are low in saturated fat - molass has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.06g of saturated fat.
Both skim milk and molasses are low in cholesterol - skim milk has 2mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Skim milk has more Vitamin A than molass - skim milk has 61ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Skim milk has more Vitamin D than molass - skim milk has 47iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Skim milk and molasses contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - skim milk has 0.01mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Skim milk has more riboflavin, folate and Vitamin B12, however, molass contains more niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both skim milk and molasses contain significant amounts of thiamin.
| Skim Milk | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.045 MG | 0.041 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.182 MG | 0.002 MG |
| Niacin | 0.094 MG | 0.93 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.357 MG | 0.804 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.037 MG | 0.67 MG |
| Folate | 5 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.5 UG | ~ |
Both molasses and skim milk are high in calcium. Molass has 68% more calcium than skim milk - molass has 205mg of calcium per 100 grams and skim milk has 122mg of calcium.
Molass is an excellent source of iron and it has 156 times more iron than skim milk - molass has 4.7mg of iron per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.03mg of iron.
Molass is an excellent source of potassium and it has 838% more potassium than skim milk - molass has 1464mg of potassium per 100 grams and skim milk has 156mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both skim milk and molasses contain small amounts of linoleic acid.
| Skim Milk | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.002 G | 0.05 G |
| Total | 0.002 G | 0.05 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.
Skim Milk g
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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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| G | 5% | sugar | 5% | G | |||
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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 | |||