Whole milk vs Reduced fat milk 2%: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Whole milk has 61 kcal and Reduced fat milk 2% has 50 kcal, so Reduced fat milk 2% has 18% fewer calories.

Whole milk has more fat (3.46 g vs 1.98 g). Relative to calories, Reduced fat milk 2% is the better protein source (6.6 g vs 5.08 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Whole milk - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Whole milk - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Whole Milk
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
2% Milk
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Whole Milk vs 2% Milk 100g Compare


per 100gWhole milkReduced fat milk 2%
Calories61 50
Carbohydrates4.46 g4.8 g
Fat3.46 g1.98 g
Protein3.1 g3.3 g
Water88.2 g89.21 g
Calcium101 mg120 mg
Iron0.05 mg0.02 mg
Magnessium5 mg11 mg
Potassium253 mg140 mg
Sodium3 mg47 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.02 mg0.039 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.105 mg0.185 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.043 mg0.092 mg
Vitaminium B60.034 mg0.038 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.005 µg0.005 µg
Vitaminium C0.9 mg0.2 mg
Vitaminium E0.08 mg0.03 mg

More Calories in Whole milk

At first glance, you can see that in whole milk is more calories than in 2% milk.

Whole milk has 61 kcal per 100g and 2% milk 50 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 22%.

In whole milk and in 2% milk most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare whole milk with 2% milk in details.

Whole milk 100g

61kcal

Calories source

  • 29% CARBS.
  • 20% PROTEIN
  • 51% FAT

Reduced fat milk 2% 100g

50kcal

Calories source

  • 38% CARBS
  • 26% PROTEIN
  • 35% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.