Chocolate Milk Nutrition Facts: 13 Essential Nutrients
Flavored milk is a nutritious option for kids, teens and adults to enjoy while getting the same 13 essential nutrients found in unflavored milk. Many kids don’t get enough calcium, vitamin D and potassium in their diets, prompting concerns among public health officials. The 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the American Academy of Pediatrics recognize that a small amount of added sugars, which fall within the daily calorie limit, can be used to make nutrient-rich foods such as low-fat flavored milk more appealing.
Here is the list of nutrients found in both flavored and unflavored milk:
- Calcium: Helps build and maintain strong bones and teeth.
- Protein: Helps build and repair tissue. Helps maintain a healthy immune system.
- Vitamin D: Helps build and maintain strong bones and teeth. Helps maintain a healthy immune system.
- Vitamin A: Helps keep skin and eyes healthy; helps promote growth. Helps maintain a healthy immune system.
- Pantothenic Acid: Helps your body use carbohydrates, fats and protein for fuel.
- Vitamin B12: Helps maintain healthy immune, blood and nervous system function. Supports normal energy metabolism. Necessary for brain development during pregnancy and infancy; linked to cognitive function in childhood.
- Riboflavin: Helps your body use carbohydrates, fats and protein for fuel.
- Phosphorus: Helps build and maintain strong bones and teeth, supports tissue growth.
- Iodine: Necessary for proper bone and brain development during pregnancy and infancy; linked to cognitive function in childhood.
- Selenium: Helps maintain a healthy immune system, helps regulate metabolism and helps protect healthy cells from damage.
- Zinc: Helps maintain a healthy immune system, helps support normal growth and development and helps maintain healthy skin.
- Potassium: Helps maintain a healthy blood pressure and supports heart health. Helps regulate body fluid balance and helps maintain normal muscle function.
- Niacin: Used in energy metabolism in the body.
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