Cow's milk, 2% leads 3–1 · 4 categories decided · 1 tie
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Cow's milk, 2% comes out ahead, winning 3 of 4 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Cow's milk, 2% for more protein, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick American for less sugar.
Evenly matched on fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN6.6 g6 g
- Carbohydrate9.6 g4 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better10.12 g2 gWIN
- Total fat3.96 g6 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN2.51 g4 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN94 mg420 mg
- Potassiummore is better280 mg—
- Calciummore is better240 mg—
- Ironmore is better0.04 mg—
- Magnesiummore is better22 mg—
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.4 mg—
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.
