First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Whole milk | Broccoli |
Nutrient | whole milk | broccoli |
Protein | 11g | 17g |
Carbohydrate | 15g | 39g |
Fiber | 0g | 15g |
Fat | 11g | 2g |
Monounsat. Fat | 3g | 2g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 6g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | whole milk | broccoli |
Choline | 11% | 26% |
Vitamin A | 15% | 29% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 700% |
Vitamin E | 2% | 38% |
Vitamin K | 1% | 747% |
Broccoli have significantly more Vitamins A, E, C, K than whole milk. Whole milk are a good source of Pantothenic Acid. Whole milk are a great source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Phosphorus. Broccoli are a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Niacin, Magnesium, Zinc. Broccoli are a great source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron. Broccoli are an excellent source of Vitamin K, Vitamin C.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | whole milk | broccoli |
Vitamin B1 | 15% | 42% |
Vitamin B2 | 56% | 63% |
Vitamin B3 | 3% | 31% |
Vitamin B5 | 24% | 67% |
Vitamin B6 | 11% | 94% |
Vitamin B12 | 73% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | whole milk | broccoli |
Sodium | 9% | 13% |
Potasium | 14% | 53% |
Calcium | 75% | 55% |
Magnesium | 10% | 35% |
Phosphorus | 52% | 67% |
Iron | 2% | 72% |
Manganese | 0% | 54% |
Selenium | 27% | 33% |
Copper | 4% | 29% |
Zinc | 14% | 26% |