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Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 Oct 28;11(2):572–580.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.10.022

Table III.

Milk Food Protein Equivalents

Food 300mg 600mg 1000mg 2000mg 4000mg 6000mg
Fluid Cow’s Milk
Dairy Pure 1% Fat Milk
2 teaspoons 1 Tablespoon plus ½ teaspoon 2 Tablespoons ¼ cup ½ cup ¾ cup
Mozzarella Cheese
Sargento String Cheese
1/24 of a cheese stick 1/12 of a cheese stick 1/6 of a cheese stick 7/24 of a cheese stick 7/12 of a cheese stick 5/6 of a cheese stick
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Kraft Natural Mozzarella Shredded Low Moisture Part Skim
½ teaspoon 1 teaspoon 1 and ¾ teaspoon 1 Tablespoon plus ½ teaspoon 2 Tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon 3 and ½ Tablespoons
Parmesan Cheese grated
Kraft
1/3 teaspoon 2/3 teaspoon 1 teaspoon 2 teaspoons 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon 2 Tablespoons
Cream Cheese
Philadelphia Regular Cream Cheese
1 teaspoon 1 and ¾ teaspoon 1 Tablespoon 2 Tablespoons 4 Tablespoons (1/4 cup) 6 Tablespoons
Whipped Cream Cheese
Philadelphia Whipped Cream Cheese
2 teaspoons 1 Tablespoon plus ½ teaspoon 2 Tablespoons 4 Tablespoons 8 Tablespoons (½ cup) 12 Tablespoons
Non-Fat Plain Greek Yogurt
Chobani (no fruit flavors)
3/4 teaspoon 1 and 1/3 teaspoon 2 and ¼ teaspoons 1 and ½ Tablespoons 3 Tablespoons 4 and ½ Tablespoons
Regular Yogurt
Yoplait Original
2 teaspoons 1 Tablespoon plus ¾ teaspoon 2 Tablespoons 4 Tablespoons 4 ounces or ½ cup 1 single serve (6 ounces) (3/4 cup)
Instant Nonfat Dry milks
Carnation
1/2 teaspoon ¼ teaspoon plus 2/3 teaspoon 1 and ½ teaspoons (or ½ Tablespoon) 1 Tablespoon 2 Tablespoons 3 Tablespoons
Ice Cream
Classic Vanilla Bean
Edy’s or Dryer’s
1 Tablespoon plus ½ teaspoon 2 Tablespoons plus ½ teaspoon ¼ cup (or 4 Tablespoons) ¼ cup plus 3 Tablespoons ¾ cup plus 2 Tablespoons 1 and 1/3 cups
Milk Chocolate Chips
Hershey’s
16 chips 32 chips 53 chips 109 chips (3 and ½ Tablespoons) 217 chips (¼ cup plus 3 Tablespoons) 325 chips (½ cup plus 2½ Tablespoons)