Table 3.
The nutritional profile of cow´s milk and plant-based alternatives, with and without fortification
| Nutritional content per 100 ml of beverage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | Soy drink | Soy drink, fortified | Almond drink | Rice drink | Rice drink, fortified | Oat drink | Oat drink, fortified | |
| Energy, kcal | 64 | 55 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 45 |
| Energy, kJ | 268 | 230 | 188 | 197 | 209 | 226 | 209 | 188 |
| Protein, g | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Total lipid, g | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Carbohydrate, g | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 7.2 |
| Vitamin A, RE | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 0 |
| Vitamin B2, mg | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Vitamin B12, µg | 0.39 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Calcium, mg | 119 | 9.86 | 74.5 | 8.8 | 1.85 | 84.3 | 6.56 | 126 |
| Zinc, mg | 0.36 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.41 | 0.08 |
| Iron, mg | 0.02 | 0.45 | 0.5 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.23 | 0.03 | 0.44 |
| Iodine, µg | 16.5 | 1.3 | 9.35 | 0.89 | 1.04 | 2.5 | 0.418 | 5.9 |
| Phosphorus, mg | 91 | 44.1 | 41.5 | 14.3 | 7.39 | 28 | 13.2 | 16.9 |
Data from the Danish National Food Institute, food D Frida food data. DTU Fødevareinstituttet. https://frida.fooddata.dk/
RE retinol equivalents, NA not assessed