For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in half and half and whole milk: Both half and half and whole milk are high in calcium. Whole milk has more Vitamin B Detailed nutritional comparison of half and half and whole milk is analyzed below. You can also visualize the nutritional comparison for a custom portion or serving size and see how the nutrition compares. Have a correction or suggestions? Shoot us an email. For macronutrient ratios, half and half is lighter in protein, lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to whole milk per calorie.
Half and half has a macronutrient ratio of and for whole milk, for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories. Macro Ratios from Calories:. Both half and half and whole milk are low in carbohydrates - half and half has 4. Half and half and whole milk contain similar amounts of sugar - half and half has 4. Half and half and whole milk contain similar amounts of protein - half and half has 3. Both half and half and whole milk are low in trans fat - half and half has 0. Half and half and whole milk contain similar amounts of cholesterol - half and half has 35mg of cholesterol per grams and whole milk has 10mg of cholesterol.
Half and half has more Vitamin C than whole milk - half and half has 0. Whole milk has 24 times more Vitamin D than half and half - half and half has 2iu of Vitamin D per grams and whole milk has 51iu of Vitamin D. Half and half and whole milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - half and half has 0.
Half and half and whole milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - half and half has 1. Monounsaturated Fat Versus Polyunsaturated Fat. When it comes to coffee creamers, two of the most common choices are milk versus half and half. Here is how they compare in terms of fat content, calories, and shelf life.
Half and Half Half and half, or "half-and-half" is a dairy product made by combining equal parts whole milk and cream with a resulting fat content of It is pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized, and may be homogenized. Optional ingredients include emulsifiers, stabilizers, nutritive sweeteners, and various flavorings. Half-and-half is commonly used as a creamer for coffee and tea. It can also be used in cooking where some creamy richness is desired but because it has a much lower fat content than other types of cream, it does not whip very well and it won't provide the same thickening or stability to a sauce.
Note that non-fat versions of "half-and-half" are produced that use ingredients such as corn syrup as a thickening agent in place of cream. Regardless of whether you're comparing fat, carbohydrates or other nutrients, the USDA data for these products are distinctly different.
However, their protein content is fairly similar: Milk products contain between 3. The carbohydrate content in standard half-and-half is similar to most types of milk. Regardless of whether it is skim milk or full cream milk, there are between 4. Similarly, there are 4. However, there are notably less in low-fat half-and-half 3.
Half-and-half products have more fat than skim milk and 1 percent milk. However, nonfat half-and-half has less fat and less saturated fat than 2 percent milk and whole milk.
Since whole milk has 3. Since most half-and-half is made with whole milk, you'd expect there to be some nutritional overlap between these two products. In grams 3. This is a fairly similar nutritional profile to standard and low-fat half-and-half products. However, unless you're exclusively using whole milk as a coffee creamer, you're likely to consume much more than grams of milk a day. Since the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends consuming about 3 cups of dairy each day, drinking a cup of milk is a fairly standard serving size.
In each cup of full-fat milk grams , the USDA lists the following vitamins and minerals:. Based on serving sizes, this means that whole milk is a much healthier product than virtually any type of half-and-half.
Although whole milk is healthier than half-and-half, you should be aware that the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends consuming low-fat and nonfat dairy products when possible.
Low-fat and nonfat dairy typically has less saturated fat , which is bad for your cardiovascular health when consumed in excess.
This automatically means that whole milk is healthier than standard half-and-half and low-fat half-and-half, but that fat-free half-and-half might be a healthier choice than whole milk. However, not all nonfat products are healthier choices, since fat-free products often have added sugars. Added sugars like the corn syrup in nonfat half-and-half may be just as unhealthy as saturated fat.
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