Whole milk vs Kefir: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Whole milk has 61 kcal and Kefir has 52 kcal, so Kefir has 15% fewer calories.

Whole milk has more fat (3.46 g vs 0.96 g). Kefir has more carbohydrates (7.48 g vs 4.46 g). Relative to calories, Kefir is the better protein source (6.9 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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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Dietary Fiber g
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
0%
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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.
Kefir
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tablespoon (15g)teaspoon (5g)cup (249g)half cup (124.5g)
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* 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 Kefir 100g Compare

per 100g Whole milk Kefir
Calories 61 52
Carbohydrates 4.46 g 7.48 g
Fat 3.46 g 0.96 g
Protein 3.1 g 3.59 g
Water 88.2 g 87.26 g
Calcium 101 mg 124 mg
Iron 0.05 mg 0.04 mg
Magnessium 5 mg 12 mg
Potassium 253 mg 159 mg
Sodium 3 mg 38 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.02 mg 0.03 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.105 mg 0.172 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.043 mg 0.128 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.034 mg 0.059 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.005 µg 0.018 µg
Vitaminium C 0.9 mg 0.8 mg
Vitaminium E 0.08 mg 0.04 mg

More Calories in Whole milk

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

Whole milk has 61 kcal per 100g and kefir 52 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 17%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in whole milk comes from fat and in kefir from carbs.

See tables below to compare whole milk with kefir in details.

Whole milk 100g

61kcal

Calories source

  • 29% CARBS.
  • 20% PROTEIN
  • 51% FAT
Whole milk calories per:
100g | ounce | glass | cup | small glass | cup | half cup

Kefir 100g

52kcal

Calories source

  • 57% CARBS
  • 27% PROTEIN
  • 16% FAT
Kefir calories per:
100g | ounce | tablespoon | teaspoon | cup | half cup

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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.