Lowfat Milk
Description
Lowfat Milk (Milk - 2% Fat), a skim milk which has approximately 2/3 the fat of whole milk. Because of its reduced fat, it is considered to be a more healthful choice, nutritionally speaking, than whole milk - fresh. Persons on a Low Fat Diet (Pritikin) are recommended lowfat milk.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 121 |
| Protein: | 8.12 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 11.7 gm |
| Fiber: | 0 gm |
| Total fats: | 4.68 gm |
| Saturated fats: | 2.92 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | 1.52 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 18 mg |
1. 1 cup, 244 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 500 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .095 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .403 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | .105 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | .888 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | .21 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | .781 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | 12 | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 2.32 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | 30 IU |
1. 1 cup, 244 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 297 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | - | 2 mg |
| Iron: | .12 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 33 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | - | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 232 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 377 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 122 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | .95 | 15 mg |
1. 1 cup, 244 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | .115 gm |
| Threonine: | .367 gm |
| Isoleucine: | .492 gm |
| Leucine: | .796 gm |
| Lysine: | .644 gm |
| Methionine: | .204 gm |
| Cysteine: | .075 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | .392 gm |
| Tyrosine: | .392 gm |
| Valine: | .544 gm |
| Arginine: | .294 gm |
| Histidine: | .220 gm |
| Alanine: | .280 gm |
| Aspartic acid: | .616 gm |
| Glutamic acid: | 1.70 gm |
| Glycine: | .172 gm |
| Proline: | .787 gm |
| Serine: | .442 gm |
1. 1 cup, 244 grams
References
Kirschmann, John D. Nutrition Almanac: Nutrition Search. McGraw-Hill: New York. 1984.
Kreutner, Patricia A. Nutrition In Perspective. Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs. 1980.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Dairy Products And Eggs: Raw, Processed, Prepared. Washington D.C. 1976.
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