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Nutritional content of human, cow, soy, almond, and oat milks

Non-human milks are fortified

Nutrient value
per 250 mL cup
Human
milk
[1]
Cow milk
(whole)[2]
Soy milk
(unsweetened)[3]
Almond milk
(unsweetened)[4]
Oat milk
(unsweetened)[5]
Energy, kJ (kcal) 720 (172) 620 (149) 330 (80) 160 (39) 500 (120)
Protein (g) 2.5 7.69 6.95 1.55 3
Fat (g) 10.8 7.93 3.91 2.88 5
Saturated fat (g) 4.9 4.55 0.5 0.21 0.5
Carbohydrate (g) 17.0 11.71 4.23 1.52 16
Fiber (g) 0 0 1.2 0 2
Sugars (g) 17.0 12.32 1 0 7
Calcium (mg) 79 276 301[a] 516[a] 350[a]
Potassium (mg) 125 322 292 176 389
Sodium (mg) 42 105 90 186 101
Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0.1 1.10 2.70 0 1.2
Vitamin A (IU) 522 395[b] 503[a] 372[a] -
Vitamin D (IU) 9.8 124[c] 119[a] 110[a] -
Cholesterol (mg) 34.4 24 0 0 0
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Commonly added to plant milks, which do not naturally contain significant levels of the nutrient.
  2. ^ Vitamin A fortification is only required for skimmed milk in the US.
  3. ^ Vitamin D fortification for milk is mandatory in the US.
  1. ^ "Milk, human, mature, fluid". Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. United States Department of Agriculture. 2019. FDC #171279.
  2. ^ "Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D". Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. United States Department of Agriculture. 2019. FDC #171265.
  3. ^ "Soymilk (all flavors), unsweetened, with added calcium, vitamins A and D". Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. United States Department of Agriculture. 2019. FDC #175215.
  4. ^ "Beverages, almond milk, unsweetened, shelf stable". Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. United States Department of Agriculture. 2019. FDC #174832.
  5. ^ "The Original Oat-Milk". Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. United States Department of Agriculture. 2023. FDC #719016.