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Milk calories per cup: 78–976 across all 13 named USDA examples

Across all 13 named USDA examples, a cup contains 78–976 calories. Their listed weights span 244–304 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g.

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Estimated for 19 g

61calories

Milk, condensed, sweetened

Protein
1.5 g
Carbs
10.3 g
Fat
1.7 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

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Compare all 13 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 13 exact records in this guide report 12–185 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 32–321 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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Start with the description closest to what you ate

For Milk, begin by separating “Milk, condensed, sweetened” from “Milk, reduced fat (2%).” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

Showing the first 6 of 13 linked records.

Equal-weight view

How milk records compare at 100 grams

Five rank landmarks are shown from all 13 cited records: minimum, 25th-ranked, median-ranked, 75th-ranked, and maximum. Weight is held at 100 grams; source-serving weights are listed in the table.

  1. Minimum: Milk, dry, reconstituted, nonfat 32 kcal
    32 kcal
  2. 25th-ranked landmark: Milk, lactose free, low fat (1%) 43 kcal
    43 kcal
  3. Median-ranked landmark: Milk, reduced fat (2%) 50 kcal
    50 kcal
  4. 75th-ranked landmark: Milk, evaporated, fat free (skim) 78 kcal
    78 kcal
  5. Maximum: Milk, condensed, sweetened 321 kcal
    321 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 13 named USDA records in view: 13 direct matches. They span 5 source categories, including Flavored milk, whole, Milk, nonfat, and Milk, whole. The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 13 records together under the exact grouping key “milk.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Milk, this page can compare 13 named records from FDC 2705402 through FDC 2705386. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

Read the shared calculation, provenance, and uncertainty method →

Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

16–244 g before composition

The largest source amount is 15.3× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

289 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “nonfat”; the higher is “condensed; sweetened.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

4.7 g protein gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “nonfat” (3.2 g) and “condensed; sweetened” (7.9 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every milk.

Important: “Lower” begins with Milk, evaporated, fat free (skim); “higher” ends with Milk, dry, reconstituted, whole, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every milk meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Milk, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Milk nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Milk, condensed, sweetened Direct name match 19 gUSDA reference amount 61 kcal 321 1.5 g 0 g 24 mg FDC 2705402 ↗
Milk, dry, reconstituted, nonfat Direct name match 244 gUSDA reference amount 78 kcal 32 7.8 g 0 g 124 mg FDC 2705396 ↗
Milk, dry, reconstituted, whole Direct name match 244 gUSDA reference amount 185 kcal 76 9.8 g 0 g 146 mg FDC 2705397 ↗
Milk, evaporated, fat free (skim) Direct name match 16 gUSDA reference amount 12 kcal 78 1.2 g 0 g 18 mg FDC 2705401 ↗
Milk, evaporated, reduced fat (2%) Direct name match 16 gUSDA reference amount 15 kcal 92 1.2 g 0 g 18 mg FDC 2705400 ↗
Milk, evaporated, whole Direct name match 16 gUSDA reference amount 21 kcal 134 1.1 g 0 g 17 mg FDC 2705399 ↗
Milk, fat free (skim) Direct name match 244 gUSDA reference amount 83 kcal 34 8.4 g 0 g 100 mg FDC 2705388 ↗
Milk, lactose free, fat free (skim) Direct name match 244 gUSDA reference amount 83 kcal 34 8.4 g 0 g 100 mg FDC 2705390 ↗
Milk, lactose free, low fat (1%) Direct name match 244 gUSDA reference amount 105 kcal 43 8.2 g 0 g 95 mg FDC 2705389 ↗
Milk, lactose free, reduced fat (2%) Direct name match 244 gUSDA reference amount 122 kcal 50 8.2 g 0 g 95 mg FDC 2705391 ↗
Milk, lactose free, whole Direct name match 244 gUSDA reference amount 149 kcal 61 8 g 0 g 93 mg FDC 2705392 ↗
Milk, low fat (1%) Direct name match 244 gUSDA reference amount 105 kcal 43 8.2 g 0 g 95 mg FDC 2705387 ↗
Milk, reduced fat (2%) Direct name match 244 gUSDA reference amount 122 kcal 50 8.2 g 0 g 95 mg FDC 2705386 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 16 to 244 grams—a 228-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 12 calories for “evaporated, fat free (skim)” to 185 for “dry, reconstituted, whole.” At a fixed 100 grams, “nonfat” is 32 calories and “condensed; sweetened” is 321—a fixed-weight separation of 289 calories. For Milk, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “condensed, sweetened”, “evaporated, fat free (skim)”, “fat free (skim)”, “lactose free, reduced fat (2%)”, and “reduced fat (2%)”. The source formulations contain 11 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include beverages, water, tap, drinking, milk, canned, evaporated, nonfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d, milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d, and milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin a and vitamin d (fat free or skim). On this Milk page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Milk” cannot resolve the differences between Milk, condensed, sweetened and Milk, reduced fat (2%). The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 16–244 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “condensed, sweetened”, “evaporated, fat free (skim)”, “fat free (skim)”, “lactose free, reduced fat (2%)”, and “reduced fat (2%)”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    11 source-input codes appear across the selected records. Their presence and listed weights describe USDA formulations, not finished plated proportions.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Milk, condensed, sweetened” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Milk unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that milk is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“condensed, sweetened”, “evaporated, reduced fat (2%)”, “lactose free, low fat (1%)”, and “reduced fat (2%)”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Milk source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Explore this meal family

2 more-specific milk guides

Use a focused guide when its description matches your meal. Each one keeps its own exact source records and links back to this broader family.

Focused guide Milk, evaporated Milk, evaporated: compare 3 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Milk, lactose free Milk, lactose free: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 13 exact records behind Milk source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Milk, condensed, sweetened is higher in total fat per 100 g

Milk, condensed, sweetened reports 8.7 g versus 0.1 g for Milk, dry, reconstituted, nonfat: a 8.6 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Milk, condensed, sweetened is denser; Milk, dry, reconstituted, whole is higher in its source amount

Milk, condensed, sweetened reports 321 kcal per 100 g and 61 kcal in USDA source amount (19 g). Milk, dry, reconstituted, whole reports a lower 76 kcal per 100 g but a higher 185 kcal in USDA source amount (244 g).

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Milk, condensed, sweetened” from “Milk, reduced fat (2%)”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Milk source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

A formulation detail that separates records Beverages, water, tap, drinking

USDA input 14411 appears in 2 of 13 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 237–237 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D

USDA input 1082 appears in 2 of 13 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 100–100 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Calories: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calories runs from 32 kcal in Milk, dry, reconstituted, nonfat to 321 kcal in Milk, condensed, sweetened, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Vitamin D: density and serving context

In this page’s records, vitamin D runs from 0.2 µg in Milk, condensed, sweetened to 2 µg in Milk, evaporated, whole, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Milk, condensed, sweetened

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2705402 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 13 records share this broad food family Dairy: broader category context

Milk, condensed, sweetened and Milk, dry, reconstituted, nonfat, plus 11 more are assigned to Feast’s Dairy editorial category. Use the category page to compare nearby foods at a broad level; keep the exact USDA descriptions on this page for record-level decisions.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Milk, fat free (skim)

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2705388 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path